types of pathogens Flashcards
1
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worms
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Multicellular invertebrate parasites
2
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protozoa
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single celled eukaryotes that can cause disease
3
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virus
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non cellular, composed of nucleic acid, enclosed within a protein coat - capsid
4
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Prions
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non cellular, misfolded proteins that pass on their misfolded shape onto normal proteins
5
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Viroids
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non living, infectious, short, single stranded molecules of RNA
6
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fungi
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eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular or multicellular and contain long branching filaments (hyphae)
7
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bacteria
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unicellular prokaryotes that can sometimes secrete toxins and enzymes - endotoxins and exotoxins
