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Ch 22: Online 3 Flashcards

An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease

1
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Diseases of animals that may be transmitted to people

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Zoonoses

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How a pathogen gets into a host

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Portal of entry

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3
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Type of infection made possible by a primary infection

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Secondary infection

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4
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A person or animal that is a source of a pathogen for others

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Reservoir

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5
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A rod-shaped bacterium

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Bacillus

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6
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A fungal infection

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Mycosis

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7
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An antibiotic that is effective against many species of bacteria

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Broad spectrum

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8
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The time between entry of the pathogen and the onset of symptoms

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Incubation period

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9
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The study of the spread of disease

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Epidemiology

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Antibodies to a bacterial toxin

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Antitoxin

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11
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An infection in which the person shows no symptoms

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Subclinical

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12
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A spherical bacterium

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Coccus

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13
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The microorganisms that live on or in nearly everyone

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Resident flora

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14
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The ability of a pathogen to cause disease

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Virulence

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A disease that is easily spread from person to person

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Contagious

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An epidemic that has spread to several countries

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Pandemic

17
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An infection caused by the person’s own flora in an abnormal site

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Endogenous

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An infection caused by a microbe that is usually not pathogenic

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Opportunistic

19
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A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

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Noncommunicable

20
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The total of the host’s defenses against pathogens

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Resistance

21
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Inanimate objects that carry pathogens

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Fomites

22
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An anti-bacterial chemical used on inanimate objects

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Disinfectant

23
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A spiral-shaped bacterium

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Spirillum

24
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An infection acquired in a hospital or other care facility

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Nosocomial

25
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An arthropod that spreads pathogens with it bites

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Vector

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