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| Period when the infectious disease develops fully and all clinical manifestations appear |
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| Eukaryotic microorganisms widespread in fresh and marine waters; many are capable of photosynthesis |
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| Straight, rod-shaped bacteria |
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| Condition in which small numbers of organisms circulate in the blood for a short time |
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| Complex viruses that infect bacteria |
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| Infection that continues on paste the acute stage; this stage is usually less severe but is potentially more damaging to the body because of the extended time |
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| Spherical or ball-shaped bateria |
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| Infections localized to a specific geographical area or population |
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| Structures formed from inside some bacterial cells that allow the bacteria to survive in very harsh conditions |
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| Toxin found in the membranes of some bacteria that are released only when the cell is disrupted |
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| Condition when a disease occurs at a greater frequency than usual in a population of a given area |
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| Cells that have membrane-bound organelles and a defined nucleus |
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| Components of the cell wall that are released at cell lysis |
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| Inanimate object capable of harboring and transmitting microorganisms |
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| Eukaryotic organisms that include mushrooms, yeasts, and molds |
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| A specialized stain that allows most bacteria to be divided into two groups based on their color after staining |
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| Bacteria that appear red or pink after staining |
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| Bacteria that appear dark blue or purple after staining |
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| Multicellular, eukaryotic worms (not microorganisms) that are parasitic and spend most of their life cycle in a host |
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| First recorded incidence of an infection that identifies its original source |
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| Antimicrobial action in which the organisms are killed |
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| Antimicrobial action in which the growth of the microorganisms is inhibited |
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| a grouping a typically very small organisms that include bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae, and protozoa |
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| Infections acquired through a stay at a hospital or other health care facility and are secondary to the patient's original condition |
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| Obligate intercellular parasites |
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| Organisms that live inside another cell and must depend on it to survive, usually to the detriment of the host |
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| Infections caused by typically nonpathogenic organisms (that are a small part of the normal flora caused by competition by other bacteria), but because of a change in the flora populations, become more numerous and cause an infection |
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| Route into the body other than through the digestive tract |
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| The condition in which an agent or organism causes disease or illness |
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| Capacity of an organism to cause disease |
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| Infectious agents without a nucleic acid genome with the structure of a deformed or malformed protein |
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| Period after infection when the patient begins to feel the onset of signs/symptoms |
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| Cells without a defined nucleus or membrane-bound organelles |
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| Unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms that lack a cell wall; some are free-living and others are potential animal parasites. |
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| A thick liquid discharge as a result of infection; pus |
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| Population of microorganisms that colonize sites of the body that are exposed to the external environment; they develop from birth and are essential for proper homeostasis of the body. |
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| Condition in which pathogens are circulating and reproducing |
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| Bacteria with a corkscrew or "wavy line" shape that usually have flagella for mobility |
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| Bacteria with shape similar to spirilla but without flagella; instead, they have an axial filament to facilitate movement |
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| State in disease process when patholical changes in tissue/organ occur, but no obvious signs/symptoms are present |
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| Involves many body systems |
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| Substances that are poisonous to the body |
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| Microorganisms that colonize for hours or even weeks but do not become part of the resident flora |
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| Bacteria with a slightly curved rode shape |
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| Subviral agents that have a small RNA genome without a protein coat; typically plant pathogens |
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| The degree of pathogenicity (capacity of an organism to cause disease) |
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| Microscopic particles that contain conventional genetic material but whose structure and function do not allow them to reproduce without a host |
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| Subviral agents that have an RNA genome and replicate in the cytoplasm of their host |
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