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18 Cards in this Set
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Pathogen
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Disease causing agent
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Infection
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invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues.
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Epidemic
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Disease outbreak that occurs in a limited region.
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Pandemic
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Disease outbreak with cases worldwide.
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Vector
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Of a disease, an animal that transmits a pathogen from one host to the next.
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Host
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An organism that is infected with or is fed upon by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.
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Prion
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Infectious protein
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Virus
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Noncellular, infectious particle of protein and nucleic acid; replicates only in a host cell.
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Retrovirus
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The virus is characterized by having a single-stranded RNA as its genetic material, which it uses to incorporate into the genome of the host cell as a means to propagate.
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Viral Replication
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The process of intracellular viral multiplication, consisting of the synthesis of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids, and their assembly into a new infectious particle
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Vaccine
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A preparation introduced into the body in order to elicit immunity to a specific antigen
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Antiviral
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Drugs, including interferon, which stimulate cellular defenses against viruses, reducing cell dna synthesis and making cells more resistant to viral genes, enhancing cellular immune responses or suppressing their replication.
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Prokaryote
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Member of one of two single-celled lineages (bacteria and archaea) that do not have a nucleus; a bacterium or archaeon.
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Bacteria
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Member of the most diverse and well-known group of single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.
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Microbiome
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The totality of microbes, their genomes and environmental interactions in a particular environment
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Antibiotic
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A chemical substance produced by a microorganism which has the capacity, in dilute solutions, to inhibit the growth of or to kill other microorganisms.
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Antibiotic Resistance
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The ability of a bacterium tosynthesise a protein that neutralises an antibiotic.
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Eukaryote
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Organism whose cells characteristically have a nucleus
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