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Chapter Three Flashcards

1
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Horizontal Transmission

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Route by which a disease is transmitted directly from an infected human to a susceptible human

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Infectious Diseases

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Disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms

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3
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Non-communicable

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Cannot be transmitted from person to person

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Disinfection

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Reducing risk of infection or contamination

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Pseudopodia

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Cell membrane extensions used for locomotion of amoeboids

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Bacilli

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Rod shaped bacterial cells

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Mycoses

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Infectious diseases caused by fungi

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Spirochetes

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Corkscrew shaped bacterial cells

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Helminths

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Parasitic worms

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Gram Stain

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Staining technique that permits the identification of bacteria

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Binary Fissions

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Process in which bacteria reproduce by splitting in half

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Infestations

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Infections caused by wormlike animals

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Endotoxin

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Potent toxin from bacteria that causes life threatening shock

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14
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Capsid

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Protein coat wrapped around a virus

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Latent Infection

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Condition in which viruses insert themselves in a cell and do not reproduce

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Isolation

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Keeping an infected person in one place to prevent transmission of the disease

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Spirilla

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Spiral shaped bacterial cells

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Mycelia

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Filaments in fungi specialized for absorption of nutrients

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Vibrios

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Comma shaped bacterial cells

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Cocci

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Spherical shaped bacterial cells

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Endospores

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Structures produced by bacteria and formed to cope with harsh environmental conditions

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Antibiotic Resistance

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Bacteria adapt to antibodies making antibiotics ineffective

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Pathogens

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Infectious agent that causes disease

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Contagious

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Disease transmitted by human contact

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Nucleic Acid Analogues

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Antiviral Medications

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Amoeboids

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Type of protozoa

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Flagellates

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Type of protozoa that moves using whip-like appendages called flagella

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Roundworms

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Wormlike animal that is round in cross-section

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Flatworms

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Wormlike animal that has a flattened body

30
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West Nile Virus

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First discovered in Uganda, is transmitted by the Culex mosquitoes and carried by infected birds

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