NURS 172 Microbiology Complete Questions With
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aerobe or aerobic bacteria -Correct Answer ✔bacteria that require oxygen to survive
and to multiply
anaerobe or anaerobic bacteria -Correct Answer ✔bacteria that survive in the absence
of oxygen
antibiotic -Correct Answer ✔a chemical substance produced by microorganism or by
laboratory synthesis that inhibits or kills other organisms; useful in treating infections
antimicrobial -Correct Answer ✔a term for all categories of drugs used in the treatment
of infections
antiseptic -Correct Answer ✔a chemical agent that inhibits growth or activity of
microorganisms on living tissue
asepsis -Correct Answer ✔process for keeping away disease-producing
microorganisms
antiviral drug -Correct Answer ✔a general term for any drug that destroys viruses, either
directly or indirectly, by suppressing their replication
bacteria -Correct Answer ✔one-celled organisms without a true nucleus capable of
producing disease
bacteriophage -Correct Answer ✔a virus that infects bacteria
carrier -Correct Answer ✔person who harbours a specific pathogenic organism, has no
discernible symptoms or signs of the disease, and is potentially capable of spreading
the organism to others
chemotherapeutic -Correct Answer ✔descriptive of any chemical used to treat disease
(not just cancer).
colonization -Correct Answer ✔microorganisms present in or on a host, without host
interference or interactions and without eliciting symptoms in the host
communicable disease -Correct Answer ✔an infectious disease transmissible (as from
person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual's
discharges or by indirect means (as by a vector)
NURS 172 Microbiology