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infection control vocab wk3

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bacterial dysentery   shingella dysenteriae  
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gonorrhea   neissera gonorrhoeae  
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cholerae   vibrio cholerae  
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whooping cough   bordetella pertusis  
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botulism   clostriclium botullnum  
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most post op wound infection   staphylococcus aureus  
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virulence   relative power of a pathogen to cause disease  
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saprophyte   an organism living on decaying or dead organic matter  
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pathogen   disease-causing microorganisms  
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parasitology   study of parasites  
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obligate   compulsory  
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mycosis   any disease induced by a fungus  
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mycology   study of fungi  
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morphology   science of structure and form  
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microbiology   study of microorganisms  
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inclusion bodies   small, round bodies found in cells affected by a virus  
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heterotrophic   requiring organic compounds to live and grow  
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flagellum   hairlike, motile process on the extremity of a bacterium or a protozoan  
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binary fission   method of asexual reproduction in which the cell divides into 2 parts  
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bacteriophage   virus that attacks bacteria  
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bacteriology   study of bacteria  
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autotrophic   capable of growing in absence of organic compounds; self nourishing  
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anaerobe   microorganism; lives without oxygen  
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aerobe   microorganism; requires oxygen to live  
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