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chapters 13, 18, 19, 20

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show infection  
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show pathologic state that results is a disease  
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show disease  
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show infectious disease  
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show normal (resident) biota or normal flora  
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show bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and to an extent viruses and arthropods  
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show metagenomics  
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funded by the National Institutes of Health and is being conducted at laboratories all over the world. The aim is to collect genetic sequences in the gut, respiratory tract, skin, to determine which microbes are there, even when they can't grow in the lab   show
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show skin and its mucous membranes; upper respiratory tract; GI tract; outer opening of urethra; external genitalia; vagina; external ear canal; external eye  
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show Candida albicans  
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relationship in which microorganisms compete for survival in a common environment by taking actions that inhibit or destroy another organism   show
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show endogenous  
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show B: Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Corynebacterium, Proprionibacterium, Streptococcus; F: Candida, Pityrosporum; A: Demodix mite  
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show B: Streptococcus; Neisseria, Bacteroides, Haemophilus; F: Candida species; P: Entamoeba gingivalis  
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show B: Streptococcus, Clostridium, fecal streptococci, Lactobacillus, coliforms (Escherichia, Enterobacter); F: Candida; P: Entamoeba coli, Trichomonas hominis  
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what is some common genera in the upper respiratory tract   show
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show B: Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Escherichia; F: Candida  
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show B: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Lactobacillus  
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show Bifidobacterium  
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a microbe whose relationship with its host is parasitic and results in infection and diseae is termed:   show
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show ogenicity  
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show true pathogens  
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what are some example of true pathogens   show
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show opportunistic pathogens  
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show Pseudomonas species and Candida albicans  
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show virulence  
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show 1. establish itslef in the host 2.cause damage  
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any characteristic or sructure of the microbe that contributes to the preceding activities is called:   show
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show portal of entry  
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originating outside the body   show
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already existing in the body   show
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show respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts  
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what does Streptococcus and Staphylococcus enter through   show
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the cause of boils   show
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an agent of impetigo   show
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what is the bacteria that causes pink eye   show
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show Chlamydia trachomatis  
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the best-known enteric agents of disease are gram-negative rods in the genera......   show
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show poliovirus, hepaitis A virus, echovirus, and rotavirus  
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show Entamoeba histolytica (amoebiasis) and Giardia lamblia (giardiasis)  
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the agents with entry into the respiratory tract include.....   show
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pathogens that are inhaled into the lower region of the respiratory tract (bronchioles and lungs)can cause this   show
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show bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella, Mycoplasma) and fungi (Cryptococcus and Pneumocystis)  
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show placenta  
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show toxoplasmosis, other diseases (hepatits B, AIDS, chlamydia), rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus  
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show spontaneous abortion, congential abnormalities, brain damage, prematurity, and stillbirths  
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for most agents, infection will proceed only if a minimum number called this is present   show
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show adhesion  
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show fimbriae attach to genital epithelium  
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show fimbrial adhesion  
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show fimbriae attach to intestinal epithelium  
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show specialized tip at ends of bacteria fuse tightly to lung epithelium  
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what is Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhsion mechanism   show
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What is Streptococcus pyogenes adhesion mechanism   show
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show Dextran slime layer glues cocci to tooth surface after initial attachment  
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what is Influenza virus adhesion mechanism   show
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show capsid proteins attach to receptors on susceptible cells  
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show viral spikes adhere to white blood cells receptors  
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show small suction disc on underside attaches to intestinal surfaces  
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show phagocytes  
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show antiphagocytic factors  
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Streptococcus and Staphylococcus produce this substance that is toxic to white blood cells   show
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what types of microorganisms secrete a slime layer or capsule to make it physically difficult for a phagocyte to engulf them   show
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the ability to survive intracellularly in phagocytes has specical significance because...   show
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show exoenzymes  
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show mucinase  
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show keratinase  
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digests the principal fiber of connective tissue and is an invasive factor of Clostridium species and certain worms   show
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show hyaluronidase  
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show coagulase  
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show kinase  
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show toxin  
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the tendency for a pathogen to produce toxins; important factor in bacterial virulence   show
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show toxinosis  
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condition in which a toxin is spread throughout the bloodstream   show
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show intoxication  
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show its specific tartet of action (neurotoxins=nervous system; enterotoxins=intestine; hemotoxin=lyse RBCs; nephrotoxins=damage the kidneys  
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a bacterial toxin that is not ordinarily released; composed of a phospholipid polysaccharide complex that is an integral part of gram-neg bacterial cell walls; can cause severe shock and fever   show
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show exotoxin  
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show damage the cell membrane and initiate lysis; disrupts intracellular function  
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any biological agent that is capable of destroying RBCs and causing the release of hemoglobin; many bacterial pathogens produce exotoxins that act as this   show
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show hemolyze  
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hemolysins that increase pathogenecity include   show
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when colonies of bacteria growing on blood agar produce hemolysin, what happens to the colony   show
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show exotoxin  
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show endotoxin  
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cell and tissue death   show
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show localized infection (ex: boils, fungal skin infections, warts)  
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show systemic infection (measles, rubella, chickenpox, AIDS)  
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show focal infection  
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show tuberculosis or by streptococcal pharyngitis, which give rise to scarlet fever  
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show mixed infections (ex: gas gangrene, wound infections, dental caries, and human bite infections; these are sometimes called polymicrobial diseases)  
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show primary infection  
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show secondary infection  
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show acute infections  
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show chronic infections  
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any objective evidence of disease as noted by an observer   show
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show symptom  
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when a disease can be identified or defined by a certain complex of signs and symptoms, it is termed   show
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show chills  
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show pain, ache, soreness, irritation  
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show malaise  
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symptom of chest sounds   show
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show chest tightness  
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symptom of leukocytosis   show
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show headache  
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show nausea  
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symptom of abscesses   show
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show anorexia  
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symptom of antibodies in serum   show
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a natural, nonspecific response to tissue injury that protects the host from further damage; it stimulates immune reactivity and blocks the spread of an infectious agent   show
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what are the most common symptoms of inflammation   show
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what are the signs of inflammation   show
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walled-off collections of inflammatory cells and microbes in the tissues   show
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show lesion  
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an increase in the level of WBCs   show
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decrease in the level of WBCs   show
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blood infection; microorganisms are multiplying in the blood and are present in large numbers   show
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show bacteremia or viremia  
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show asymptomatic  
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a period of inapparent manifestations that occurs before symptoms and signs of disease appear   show
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show aerosols or droplets  
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show tuberculosis, influenza, measles and chickenpox  
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droplets of saliva are the exit route for several viruses including.....   show
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show latency  
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a morbid complication that follows a disease   show
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show reservoir  
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show source  
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an individual who inconspicuously shelters a pathogen and spreads it to othrs without any notice   show
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show asymptomatic carriers  
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person who mechanically transfer a pathogen without ever being infected by it   show
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a live animal that transmits an infectious agent from one host to another (Ex: fleas, mosquitoes, flies, ticks   show
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transports infectious agents and plays a role in the life cycle of the pathogen, serving as a site in which it can multiply or complete its life cycle   show
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show mechanical vector  
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show zoonosis  
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show communicable infection  
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show contagious  
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show noncommunicable  
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an inanimate material (solid object, liquid, air) that serves as a transmission agent for pathogens   show
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an inanimate object that harbors and transmits pathogens   show
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the dried residue of fine droplets produced by mucus and saliva sprayed while sneezing and coughing   show
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infectious diseases that are acquired or develop during a hospital stay are known as..   show
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show gram-neg intestinal biota (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas)  
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show epidemiology  
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show commensals  
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resident biota is absent from the   show
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show toxins, enzymes, capsules  
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show damage RBCs  
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show period of incubation  
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show prodrome  
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show mechanical vector  
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an example of a noncommunicable infection is   show
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show sign  
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show False: it is called bacterium  
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T/F: a subclinical infection is one that is acquired in a hospital or medical facility   show
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show False: it is leukocytosis  
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short protein molecules found in epithelial cells; have the ability to kill bacteria   show
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what three main categories of microorganisms reside on the skin   show
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club shaped bacteria that resemble Corynebacterium diphtheriae; they are gram-pos and can be aerobic, aerotolerant, or anaerobic   show
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show Propionibacterium acnes  
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show Corynebacterium, Propionibacterium, Staphylococcus epidermidis, S. aureus, Micrococcus, alpha-hemolytic and nonhemolytic streptococci, Candida, Malassezia  
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when the skin swells over a pore leading out of a hair follicle, is is called....   show
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what is the causative agent for acne....   show
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bacterium that is anaerobic or aerotolerant gram-pos rod arranged in short chains or clumps; releases lipase (most important), proteases, neuraminidase, hyaluronidase; secretes a low molecular weight protein that is a strong attractant for WBCs   show
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show yes. it is not a transmissible infection  
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show antibiotics (topical or oral): isotretinoin  
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superficial bacterial infection that causes the skin to flake or peel off; highly contagious in children   show
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show impetigo  
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show Staphylococcus aureus  
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show S. aureus  
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