FlashcardsTEAS Microorganisms and Disease Flashcards
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This 17-card flashcard set covers microorganisms and disease for TEAS exam preparation. Topics include pathogens, bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, helminths, infectious and non-infectious diseases, disease transmission, and microscopy techniques. Use it for TEAS science review, self-study, or exam prep for nursing and allied health programs.
Terms in This Set
- What is a microorganism (microbe)?
- What are the main groups of microorganisms?
- What is a pathogen?
- What is a host?
- What is a parasite?
- What are bacteria? Are they all harmful?
- What are viruses? How do they reproduce? Why are they not considered living?
- What are protozoans? What is an example?
- What are fungi? What diseases can they cause?
- What are helminths (parasitic animals)?
- What is an infecious (communicable) disease? What is an example?
- What is a non-infectious disease? What is an example?
- What are common ways infectious diseases spread?
- How are airborne diseases transmitted?
- What is a light microscope? What are they best used for?
- What is an electron microscope? Why do they have higher resolution than light microscopes? What is their limitation? What are the two main types?
- On the TEAS, what’s the key difference between bacteria and viruses?
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