Chapter 10 Bacteria and disease Flashcards
1
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Presence of bacteria in blood
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Bacteremia
2
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A form of symbiosis in which one organism benefits from another organism without causing harm to it
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Commensalism
3
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A form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit
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Mutualism
4
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a form of symbiosis in which one benefits and the other gets harmed
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Parasitism
5
Q
presence of pus containing bacteria
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Pyemia
6
Q
Presence of actively multiplying bacteria in blood
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Septicemia
7
Q
toxins in blood
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Toxemia
8
Q
Viruses in blood
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Viremia
9
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Describes the degree of pathogenicity of an organism or the degree to which an organism can produce disease
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Virulence
