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Communicable disease
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Are diseases that can be spread from one person to another
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Microbe ( microorganism )
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A living thing that cannot be seen by the naked eye.
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Normal ( resident ) flora
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The harmless microbes that help the human body to function properly
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Pathogens
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Microbe that can cause illness.
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Opportunistic microbes
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Microbes that are considered normal ( resident ) flora when they are in or on one part of the body,but they can cause infection if they move out of that area and into or onto another part of the body
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Colonies
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Groups of bacteria
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Aerobic
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Adjective used to describe bacteria that need oxygen in order to live
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Anaerobic
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Bacteria that can survive without oxygen
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Antibodies
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Proteins produced by the immune system that help our bodies to fight off specific microbes, preventing infection.
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Multidrug-resistant
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Bacteria that are resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents
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Methicillin-resistant / staphylococcus aureus ( MASA )
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A type of bacteria that has become resistant to methicillin,
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