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. Proposed the germ theory of disease

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. Robert Koch

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. a bacterium that causes legionnaires disease is called

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. legionella pneumophilla

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. the capabilty of a microorganism to Cause disease

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. Pathogenicity

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. The quantity of pathogenecity of a microbe a measure of the ability of the microbe to cause disease
. degree of certain disease or host

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. Virulence

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. Mode of attachments under adhesins

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. Fimbrae ( pilli )
. Capsules ( capsids )
. Envelopes ( spikes )

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. Ability of the microorganism to multiply and invade human tissues

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. Invasiveness

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. Blood inflammation invading of RBC

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. Sepsis

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. The number of pathogens needed to establish a disease

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. Infectious dose

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. refers to the ability of a microorganism to produce toxins

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. Toxigenicity

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. Type of toxins in the digestive area and gastrointestinal tract in an abnormal way
. Through faecal oral

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. Enterotoxins

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. Undergoes lysis ruptured to exposed toxins on other host

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. Endotoxins

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. Type of toxins invade the central nervous system
ex. tetanospamin produced by clostridium tetani

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. Neurotoxins

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. Cause of tetanus
. can be found in soil
. Found in bowel

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. Clostridium tetani

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. are protein exotoxins that kills by enzymatic attack blocking essential cellullar metabolism

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. Cytotoxin

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. cause of lysisof red blood cell suh as human erythrocytes

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. Hemolysins

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. A condition Caused by amongst boys

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. Hemophilia

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. Steps of progression pattern

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. Contamination
. Colonization
. Infection

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18
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. simply indicates presence of microoragnism not usually present in the body

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. Contamination

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. if the microorganism present in the body survive begin to grow at the site of contamination.

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. Colonization

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. Determined by signs and symptoms
. multiplication of microorganisms

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. Infection

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21
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. Malformation of the bones

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. Rickets

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22
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. are infectious that do not produce symptoms in the host.

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. Subclinical disease

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. Vit D
. Vit C
. Lack of vitamins / nutritions

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. Nutritional deficiency

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. Affected by at birth or a abnormalities

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. Congenital Disease

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. Genetic abnormalism

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. Inherited disease

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. Accumulation of lipids in the brain mentally

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. Tay Sachs

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. such as form of diabetes mellitus ,also be inherited and result in abnormalities in the bodys
biochemistry

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. Metabolic disease

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. resulting from the wearing down part of the body and result functional weight loss

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. Degenerative disease

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. Disease in the immune system

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. Autoimmune disease
Eg . Lupus

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. Unknown disease need for further research
. Primarily affects the lungs and kidney

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. Idiophatic disease

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. Stages of disease

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. Incubation
. Prodormal
. Clinical stage
. Convalescent period
. Recovery

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. Immobility of certain parts of the body

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. Sequelae

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. In stages of disease it is where the disease has been enter

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. Incubation

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. First on set of signs and symptoms

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. Prodormal

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. Period of illness happens ( identified the certain disease

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. Clinical stage

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. Certain diseases will subside / decline

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. Convalescent period

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. Modes of transmission

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. Genitourinary tract
. Wound
. Respiratory
. Bites
. Direct
. Indirect
. Nosocomial
. Parenteral

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. Mode of transmission through skin, body fluids

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. Direct

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. Mode of transmission through zoonotic animals

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. Bites

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. Mode of transmission through fomites

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. Indirect

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. Mode of transmission through in the hospital

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. Nosocomial

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. Mode of transmission from punctures ,incision caused

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. Parenteral

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. factors that affect the occurence of disease , making an individual or population more susceptible to a certain disease

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. predisposing factor

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. it is a state in which a body does not function normally

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. disease condition

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. the binding of iron specific chemicals produced by the body

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. lactoferrin
. transferrin

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. an individual whose defenses are weakened bt malnutrition disease chemotherapy or burns, slin or
mucuos membranes .

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. compromised host

47
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. a condition occurs when only the potential of the microorganism to disrupt normal functions is fully
expressed

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. disease

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. disease for which there is no known cause

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. idiophatic

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. combination of signs and symptoms that occur together

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. disease syndrome

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. a source of an infectious agent which may be air , water , soil, animals , or people

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. resevoir

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. infected individual that do not develops diesease symptoms they are important resevoirs or infectious agent

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. carrier

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. it is the site where the pathogen enters the body

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. portal pf entry

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. it is the route via which pathogens leave the body

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. portal of exit

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. a study of of the factors and mechanisms that govern the spread diesease within a population

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. epidemiologist

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. a disease in which number of cases in area remains constant

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. endemic disease

56
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. prevents phagocytosis by white blood cells or at least makes such action difficult

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. capsule or slime layer

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.

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