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Health

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a small living organism that is not visible to the naked eye   microorganism  
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a microorganism that is not capable of causing a disease   non pathogens  
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disease producing organisms   pathogens  
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One celled microorganisms some of which are beneficial and some of which cause disease   bacteria  
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microscopic one celled animals often found in decayed materials   protozoa  
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simple, plantlike organisms that live on dead organic matter   fungi  
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parasitic microorganisms that live on other living organisms   rickettsiae  
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the smallest microorganisms visible only using an electron microscope   viruses  
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organisms that require oxygen to live   aerobic  
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live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen   anaerobic  
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means the infection or disease originates within the body   endogenous  
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infection or disease originates outside the body   exogenous  
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one acquired by an individual in a health care facility such as a hospital or LTCf   nosocomial infection  
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an infection that occurs when the bodys immune system cannot defend itself from pathogens normally found in the enviroment   opportunistic infection  
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pathogen such as bacturium or virus that can cause a disease   causative agent  
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