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virulance
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ability to produce disease
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communicable disease
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infectious agent can be transmitted to an individual by direct or indirect contact or as an airborne infection
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pathogenicity
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ability to produce disease
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pathogen
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microorganism that causes disease
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opportunistic pathogen
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causes disease only in a susceptible individual
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asepsis
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freedom from disease-causing microorganisms
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medical asepsis
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Includes all practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms.
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surgical asepsis
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AKA surgical technique practices that keep an area or object free of all microorganisms; destroys all microorganisms and spores |
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sepsis
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state of infection and can take many forms, including septic shock
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infection causing microorganisms
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bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasite
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