Infectious Disease Summary Already Passed

Variation {Ans: differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs}Cell membrane {Ans: thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell}selection pressure {Ans: an environmental challenge for survival.}generation {Ans: all of the people born and living at about the same time. The offspring of one ____ becomes the next _____.}adaptation {Ans: A variation that helps an organism survive and reproduce}increasing {Ans: The amount of antibiotic resistance both in the community and in hospitals is ______________________________. (Increasing or decreasing?)}Bacteria {Ans: single-celled organisms that can be helpful, harmful or neither.}Pores {Ans: Gaps in the protective barrier around a bacteria that allow antibiotics to enter.}MRSA {Ans: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infectious disease caused by a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to many antibiotics}Resistant {Ans: Bacteria that are not killed by antibiotics}