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aerobic
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any organism that requires oxygen in order to live and reproduce
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anaerobic
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any organisms that live and reproduce in the appsence of oxygen
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antisepsis
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a process that prevents or inhabits the growth of pathogenic organisms
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asepsis
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being free from infection
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bacilli
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rod shaped bacterica
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clean
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free from organisms causeing diease
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cocci
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bacteria that are round or spherical shaped
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contanimated
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any object that may contain pathogens
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disinfection
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aseptic-control method that destorys pathogens that does not usually kill spores or viruses
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endogenoushe
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an infection or disease that originates within the body
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exogenous
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infection or dieasse originating outside of or to the extral the body
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fomite
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any substance or object that adheres and transmits infectious material
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fungi
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simple plant-like organism such as Yeast or
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nosocomial
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an infection present
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pathogenn
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any organism tha causes infection an d diease or precent in the haealth care
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protza
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on celled like s
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opportunictic
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an infection that occurs when the body defenses are weak
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rickettsiae
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parasitic microorganism (bacteria) that live in oon other living organism that are usually carried by fleas, lice,ticks,and mites
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sprillia
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bacteria that are spril or corks shrew shaped
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steriziation
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process that destorys all mirco organism including spores and viruses
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vires
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smallest non living miroc organism; visable only with electron microscope
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caustitive agent
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the pathogenic microorgaism
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reservior
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where the caustive agent can live,
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portal of exit
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a way to escape from the resorvior in which the pathogens has been growing
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mode of transmission
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when a pathogen leave on resovior it must have a way to transmitted to another host to live
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portal of entry
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a way to enter a new host
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susciple host
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a person likely to get an infection or diseassse because the body's defenses are weak.
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