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| one that is confined to one site without spreading |
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| at a site from which microbes can spread to other sites |
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| at a site that spread from a focal infection |
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| the first infection in a healthy host which predisposes the host to a secondary infection |
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| one that immediately follows a primary one |
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| one with a rapid onset of symptoms |
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| results from the destruction of some of your normal flora that allows the survivors to grow out of control |
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| one with a slow lengthy course |
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| Infection that disappears and reappears over time |
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| one without any noticeable symptoms, also called covert or inapparent |
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| caused by microbes normally not found on the host |
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| caused by microbes that are part of your normal flora |
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| develops due to a stay at a medical facility |
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| results from a healthcare procedure |
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| does not harm a healthy person with a strong immune system but will take advantage of a person with a compromised immune system |
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| spread by traveling through the blood or lymph vessels |
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| presence of bacteria in the blood without growth |
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| both the presence and growth (increase in numbers) of microbes |
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| the presence of toxins (poisons) in the blood |
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| the presence of viruses in the blood |
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| one that leads to the patient’s death |
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No defined nucleus
Enclosed in a cell wall
Bacteria
Produced by binary fission
Measured in micrometers (um, 10E-6) |
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Defined nucleus
Membrane-bound organelles
Measured in micrometers to mm |
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Acellular
Genetic material can be DNA or RNA
Considered living ONLY when multiplying in host cell
Can only be seen by EM
Measured in nanometers |
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| Unicellular prokaryotes with peptidoglycan cell walls |
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unicellular prokaryotes with unique cell walls
Extremophiles
Not known to cause disease in humans |
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Have a true nucleus (ALL)
May or may not have a cell wall
ALL have membrane-enclosed cell organelles |
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| The four kingdoms of Eukarya are ___, ___, ___, and _____. |
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| Protists, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia |
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| Light is condensed;specimen is stained and fixed |
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| light refracted/reflected from the living organism |
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| examine living organisms invisible in light microscope; light reflects off living specimen |
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| substances absorb UV light and give off longer, visible wavelength of light |
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| Disease outbreak occurs across the globe |
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| Disease outbreak has a pronounced increase in number of cases; much greater than what would be expected |
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| Disease outbreak occurs in a specific region with a constant number of cases over a long period of time. |
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| Isolated cases of disease outbreak with an unpredictable spread over a wide area |
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| a disease accompanied by specific signs and symptoms |
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| spread from one host to another, directly or indirectly |
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| Means the disease is easily spread |
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| Disease is not easily spread by host; caused by microorganisms not usually in the body |
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| An inanimate object that serves as a reservoir for a pathogen |
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| carrier that exhibits signs and symptoms |
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| Carrier recovers but continues to harbor pathogen |
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| Healthy carrier but harbors a pathogen |
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| Harbors pathogen but is not showing signs and symptoms yet |
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| Harbors pathogen long after recovery |
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