INTRODUCTION

Question 1

Collective vegetation in an area

Answer 1

Resident flora

Question 2

Growth of microorganisms in body tissue where they are not usually found

Answer 2

Infection

Question 3

Detachable alteration in normal tissue function

Answer 3

Disease

Question 4

Ability of the microorganisms to produce disease

Answer 4

Virulence

Question 5

Transferable to individual by direct and indirect contact

Answer 5

Communicable disease

Question 6

-ability to produce disease
-opportunistic pathogen

Answer 6

Pathogenicity

Question 7

Asepsis freedom from disease-causing organisms

Answer 7

Asepsis