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Diseases caused by Fungi

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candidiasis, ringworm, tinea

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Definition of Virus

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submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells

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Diseases caused by Cocci

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pneumonia; rheumatic fever; food poisoning; septicemia; UTI; gonnorrhea

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Pathogen that causes syphilis

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Treponema pallidum

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Cell shape of Vibrios

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short curved rod

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Diseases caused by Protozoa

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dysentery, Trichomonas infection, malaria

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Diseases caused by Vibrois

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cholera; gasteroenteritis

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Definition of Helminths

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worms

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Cell shape and formation of Staphylococci

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Round bacteria in grape like clusters

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Diseases caused by Spirochetes

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Lyme disease; syphillis

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Cell shape of Chlamydia

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“extremely small with complex life cycles that grow in living cells”; susceptible to antibiotics

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Diseases caused by Bacilli

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typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis; tuberculosis; botulism; tetanus

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Definition of Protozoa

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single celled animals singular protozoon

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Cell shape of Bacilli

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rod-shaped

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MRSA

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Definition of Fungi

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simple, non-green plants, some of which are parasitic; includes molds and yeasts

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Diseases caused by Rickettsia

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typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Diseases caused by Helminths

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trichinosis, roundworms, pinworms, hookworms

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Cell shape of Spirochetes

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corkscrew

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Cell shape of Rickettsia

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“extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to antibiotics”

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Pathogen that causes “acid mantel”

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staphylococcus epidermidis

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Cell shape and formation of Streptococci

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Round bacteria in chains

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Diseases caused by Viruses

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colds, herpes, hepatitis, measles, varicella (chickepox), influenza, “AIDS”

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Diseases caused by Chlamydia

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PID, “STIs”, conjunctivitis

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candidiasis, ringworm, tinea

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Diseases caused by Fungi

26
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submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells

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Definition of Virus

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pneumonia; rheumatic fever; food poisoning; septicemia; UTI; gonnorrhea

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Diseases caused by Cocci

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Treponema pallidum

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Pathogen that causes syphilis

29
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short curved rod

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Cell shape of Vibrios

30
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dysentery, Trichomonas infection, malaria

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Diseases caused by Protozoa

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cholera; gasteroenteritis

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Diseases caused by Vibrois

32
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worms

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Definition of Helminths

33
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Round bacteria in grape like clusters

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Cell shape and formation of Staphylococci

34
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Lyme disease; syphillis

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Diseases caused by Spirochetes

35
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“extremely small with complex life cycles that grow in living cells”; susceptible to antibiotics

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Cell shape of Chlamydia

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typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis; tuberculosis; botulism; tetanus

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Diseases caused by Bacilli

37
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single celled animals singular protozoon

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Definition of Protozoa

38
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rod-shaped

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Cell shape of Bacilli

39
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

40
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simple, non-green plants, some of which are parasitic; includes molds and yeasts

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Definition of Fungi

41
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typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Diseases caused by Rickettsia

42
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trichinosis, roundworms, pinworms, hookworms

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Diseases caused by Helminths

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corkscrew

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Cell shape of Spirochetes

44
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“extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to antibiotics”

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Cell shape of Rickettsia

45
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staphylococcus epidermidis

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Pathogen that causes “acid mantel”

46
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Round bacteria in chains

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Cell shape and formation of Streptococci

47
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colds, herpes, hepatitis, measles, varicella (chickepox), influenza, “AIDS”

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Diseases caused by Viruses

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PID, “STIs”, conjunctivitis

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Diseases caused by Chlamydia

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