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Pathogen

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An organism causing diseas

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Pathogenicty

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The ability of an organism to cause disease

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Virulence

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The degree severity of harmfullness of a disease

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Bacterial capsule

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Gatekeeper for mobile DNA

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Infection

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A state where host harbors thar survive & multiply on body

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Disease

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Process results any change good to bad

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Phylogeny

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The study of evolution history of a group organisms

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Classification three domains

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gabeAll prg femals pee
All
Bitche
Archea
Bacteria
Eukarya : fungi plants animals

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Pleomorphic

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Hss many shapes

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Inclusion bodies unique

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Store nutrients used as identification

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Plasmid

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Small circular dbl stranded DNA

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Endospore

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Is survival form of bacteria

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Sporalation

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Process of endospore formation within a vegative parent cell

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Germination

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Endospore returns to its vegetive state

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Etiology

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The study of cause of disease

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Pathogenicity

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Ability to cause disease tonhost

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Virulence

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Is the degree or extent to cause harm to a host

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Disease

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Is the change of state if good health

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Infection

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Opportunistic organisms

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Require special opportunities to produce disease candida staph

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OM

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Same organism can produce variety of problems

Common
Cause secondary infection

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True pathogens

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One specific disease

Not common
Causes primary infection

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Kosh postulates

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Prove that certain organism cause certain diseases
Bacillus anthracite causing anthracite animals n human

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Exception

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Pathogens can not be cultured on artificial nedia

Not clear of what’s causing a disease

Some pathogens can cause several diseases
Mycrobacteriym tubetucokis

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Prevalance

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A diseases in a number of people in a population who developed a disease at a specified time

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Incidience

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Number if people who develop a disease during a particular time

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Sporadic

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Occasional isolation outbreaks most days no cases

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Endemic

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A disease constantly present in a populatim

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Epidemic

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Certain disease in a relatively short period

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Pamdemic

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An epidemic world wide

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Develope disesed

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Incubation no symptoms

Prodimal following Incubator

Period of illness critical

Period of decline symptoms subside

Period of convenience recovery

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Resevior

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A source that provides a pathogen with adequate survival an opportunity to transmit

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Most contagious time

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Us last half of incubation

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Vector

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Carrying disrase

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Morbidity

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Affected

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Morality

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Deaths of notifianle disease

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Mortality

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Number of deaths from a disease given in relation to population

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Chain infection

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Pathogen
Resevior
Portal of exi
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
Susceptible

*@some
Program
Respect
People
Mean
Pictures *

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Antigenic variation

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Pathogens escape from recognition

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Hualuronidase

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Holds cell CT to help spread infection

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Capsules

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Redirect host defense by imparimg phagocytosis

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Exotoxins

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Produce inside some bacteria the secreted into outdide

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Endotoxins

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Are ouster portion of cell wall gram -

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Toxoid

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An exoticin modified for use kf vaccir

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Exotoxin

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Death of cell

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Membrane disrupting toxiins

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Leukocidina streptoly a ins
Hemoltsis

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Lekolyisin

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Kill white blood cells by forming protein

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Steeptolysin

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Death of red blood cells

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A part of toxins

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Active compmet which altered function in a cell

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B part

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Binding component for attaching to target cells

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Microbial antagonist

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Help host by prevent of overgrowth of pathogen

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