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Rue Microbio Week 6

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carriers organisms (usually refers to humans) that harbor pathogens and transmit them to others
contact transmission the spread of disease by direct or indirect contact or via droplets
direct contact transmission a method of spreading infection from one host to another through some kind of close association between the hosts
etiology the study of the cause of a disease
incidence the fraction of the population that contracts a disease during a particular period of time
pathogen a disease causing organism
prevalence the fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given time
sepsis the presence of a toxin or pathogenic organism in blood and tissue
subacute disease a disease with symptoms
toxemia the presence of toxins in the blood
adaptive immunity the ability, obtained during the life of the individual, to produce specific antibodies and T cells
exotoxin a protein toxin released from living, mostly gram
antitoxin a specific antibody produced by the body in response to a bacterial exotoxin or its toxoid
leukocidins substances produced by some bacteria that can destroy neutrophils and macrophages
parenteral route a portal of entry for pathogens by deposition directly into tissues beneath the skin and mucous membranes
receptor an attachment for a pathogen on a host cell
septic shock a sudden drop in blood pressure induced by bacterial toxins
pathogenicity the ability of a microorganism to cause disease by overcoming the defenses of a host
toxoid an inactivated toxin
virulence the degree of pathogenicity of a microorganism
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