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5. Microbiology Basics

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Disease producing organisms   show
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Infection restricted to a small area   show
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Widespread infection   show
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Chemicals used to treat bacterial infections   show
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show Communicable disease  
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show Epidemic disease  
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show Pandemic  
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show Epidemiology  
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Time from exposure to a pathogen until development of symptoms   show
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show Normal flora  
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show Nosocomial infection  
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A continual source of infection living or nonliving   show
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The ability to ward off disease   show
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show Sterilization  
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A carrier of pathogens from host to host   show
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show Coccus  
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show Bacillus  
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Round bacteria in chains   show
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Round bacteria in clusters   show
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A bacteria that is a curved rod and causes severe diarrhea   show
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show Treponema pallidum  
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The bacterial cell is surrounded by these two structures   show
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Some bacteria form these structures that allow them to survive in a harsh environment   show
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show Rickettsia and Chlamydia  
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The smallest of infectious agents   show
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Examples of viral diseases   show
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show Mycotic infections  
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show Protozoa  
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Four main types of protozoa   show
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show Helminths  
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A common disease of children where the worms live in the anus but travel to the perianal area to lay their eggs   show
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Ringworm is an infection due to ____________   show
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show Arthropods  
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show Ectoparasites  
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show Endoparasites  
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The person or organism that is infected by a pathogen causing infection   show
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show Gram stain  
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Gram+ is what color   show
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Gram– is what color   show
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Stain used to identify tuberculosis organisms   show
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The growth of pathogens in a media is called a _________   show
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show Growing bacteria and seeing which antibiotics will kill them  
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show Portals of entry  
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show Handwashing  
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A nonliving vector is also called a ______________   show
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show Superinfection  
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show Zoonosis  
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show Carrier  
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MRSA stands for _________   show
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