Pathology

used to determine if a relationship between a specific organism and a disease exists

the study of diseases and their causes

a disorder with symptoms which impair normal functions

disorder caused by contagious organisms

within a community

worldwide

created penicillin, titration methods

handwashing reduces infection

germ theory, pasteurization method, vaccination

develop magic bullets, koch’s postulates, bacteria staining, medium for growing bacteria

concept of vaccine, smallpox vaccine

polio vaccine, double-blind testing

living, genetic material, cell wall, exponential growth

nonliving, need host to reproduce, protein capsid

treat bacterial pathogens by targeting the enzyme responsible for cell wall reproduction

STDs, Person-to-person, zoonoses, common vehicle spread

prevents contamination of cultures from other microorganisms

clear area w/lack of microbial growth around a disk of anti-bacterial substance

Bacteria, Fungi, Virus, Parasite, Protozoa

keeps infectious microoganisms out of body + destroys them

work by teaching the immune system how to respond