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34 Cards in this Set
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normal microbiota/flora are |
organisms that routinely reside on body's surfaces/are in the body |
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mutualism |
both partners benefit |
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commensalism |
one partner benefits, the other is unharmed |
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parasitism |
one organism benefits, the other is harmed |
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resident microbiota |
inhabit sites for extended periods |
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transient microbiota |
inhabit emporarily |
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healthy human fetus sterile |
no natural bacteria on microbes until fetus comes down birth canal and sac breaks |
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composition of normal microbiota is |
dynamic |
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colonization refers to |
microbe establishing itself on body surface |
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infection |
growth of a parasitic organism in/on the host or pathogen |
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pain is |
subjective "symptom" |
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observations are |
objective "sign" |
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Primary infection can |
weaken/break down body defenses damage causes secondary infection |
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virulence factors are |
traits/attributes that allow or promote a microorganism to cause disease |
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primary pathogen |
microbe or virus that causes disease in healthy individual |
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opportunistic pathogen |
causes disease when circumstances are right |
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communicable or contagious diseases are |
easily spread |
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infectious dose is |
number of microbes necessary to establish infection |
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incubation period |
time between infection and onset |
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illness |
signs and symptoms of disease |
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prodromal |
"I think I'm getting sick" feeling |
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convalescence |
recuperation, recovery |
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acute infection |
develop quick last short |
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chronic infection |
develop slow last for months or years |
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latent infections |
never really go away |
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localized infection |
microbe limited to small area ex. pimple |
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systemic infection |
throughout body ex. measles |
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suffix meaning "in the blood" |
-emia |
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adhesins attach to host cell called |
receptor |
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immunization gets body |
ready |
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endotoxins are _____ with damaging effects |
proteins |
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cyto means |
cells |
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Endotoxin is part of the |
cell wall |
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most fungal infections are |
superficial |
