pathogenic organisms

Question 1

pathogen

Answer 1

microorganism that produces disease

Question 2

microorganism

Answer 2

a living organism of microscopic dimensions not all microorganisms are pathogens

Question 3

virulence

Answer 3

the ability of an organism to cause disease

Question 4

disease

Answer 4

a deviation from the normal.

Question 5

contagious disease

Answer 5

disease that can be spread from one animal to another by direct or indirect contact.

Question 6

communicable

Answer 6

another way of referring to a contagious disease.

Question 7

Iatrogenic disease

Answer 7

disorder caused by physicians or veterinarians (and the treatment ordered)

Question 8

idiopathic disease

Answer 8

disorder of unknown cause. Idiopathic disease is a disease peculiar to an individual and not likely to be seen by others.

Question 9

infectious disease

Answer 9

disorder caused by pathogenic organisms

Question 10

noncontagious disease

Answer 10

disorder that cannot be spread from one animal to another animal or by contact with a contaminated object

Question 11

noninfectious disease

Answer 11

disorder not caused by organisms (genetic, traumatic, and iatrogenic)

Question 12

nosocomial infection

Answer 12

disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a facility or clinic.