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prokaryotes

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Cells that lack a nucleus

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Eukaryotes

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Cells that contain a nucleus

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Pathogens

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Bacteria which cause disease in humans and animals

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Archaea

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unicellular, prokaryotic organisms

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Protist

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An informal group of eukaryotes that are not plants, animals or fungi

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phylogenies

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Evolutionary relationships

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Eliminate

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Reduction of disease to zero cases in a defined geographical area

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eradicate

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Complete and permanent worldwide reduction of a disease to zero new cases

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Endemic

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infection or illness constantly present in a population/area

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acute

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short term illness, like a cold

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epidemiology

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stud of distribution and transmission of a disease through a population

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Septicemia

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bacteria multiplying in the blood

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fomites

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inanimate objects that transmit pathogens

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nosocomial

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infection acquired in a healthcare setting

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pandemic

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an epidemic that spreads globally

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chronic

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long term illness, such as a decades long hep B virus infection

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Viremia

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viruses in the blood

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case fatality rate

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proportion (rate) of people who die from an illness compared to ill people

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systemic infection

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infection that spreads throughout the body

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latent

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infection that is not causing illness at the moment, but may in the future

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reservoir

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where a pathogen is typically found in nature

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incubation period

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time between exposure to a pathogen and onset of signs/symptoms

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incidence

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number of new cases of disease/health outcome in a given time period/ area (typically expressed as a rate per population.

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epidemic

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rate of infection or illness that is greater than expected level of disease

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