week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
what is a infection
A
its a invasion of a foreign organism into your body that begins to reproduce and make toxins
2
Q
what is a pathogen
A
its a disease causing agent and not all bacteria are pathogenetic ( cause diseases)
3
Q
micro biom ( bacteria)
A
environment where microorganisms like bacteria live like on out body there’s a bunch and our gut is the biggest one
4
Q
what is the chain of infection 6
A
pathogen, resevoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, new host
