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I AND D
VOCABULARY
Question | Answer |
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Microorganism | microbe - small organism not visible to the naked eye. |
nonpathogens | mocriorganisms who take care of the body |
pathogens | germs |
bacteria | simple, one celled organism that multiply rapidly |
protozoa | one cell animal like organisms |
fungi | simple plant like organisms |
rickettside | parasitic microorganism |
viruses | the smallest organisms and cause sickness |
hepetitis B | caused by HPV virus |
hep C | caused by HCV, blood trammits it |
aerobic | require oxygen to survive |
anaerobic | live and reproduce in absence of oxygen |
endegemous | infection/disease originated in the body |
exogenes | infection/disease originates outside the body |
nosocomial | infection aquire it in hospital |
oppurtunistic | infections occurs when body is weak/defensless |
causative agent | pathogen bacterium/virus |
reservoir | where it on live |
fomites | objecs contaminated wih infectious material that contains pathogens |
portal of exit | way to escape from resvoir to another resevoir |
mode of transmission | way it transmitted to another resevoir |
portal of entry | way to enter the resevoir |
susceptible host | person likely to get infections/disease |
chain of infection | (all 3 before chain of infection) togather. |