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Mors 200 Final- Sciences > Microbiology Compend- Matching > Flashcards

Microbiology Compend- Matching Flashcards

1
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Cause of plague

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Yersinia pestis

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Cause of puerperal fever

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Streptococcus pyogens

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3
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Cause of syphilis

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Treponema pallidum

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Cause of Asiatic cholera

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Vibrio cholerae

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5
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Cause of gas gangrene

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Clostridium perfringens

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6
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Introduction of an antibody.

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Artificially Acquired Passive Immunity

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Inherited immunity.

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Innate Immunity

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8
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Placental transmission of antibodies.

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Naturally Acquired Passive Immunity

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Case of diphtheria.

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Naturally Acquired Active Immunity

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10
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Introduction of an antigen.

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Artificially Acquired Active Immunity

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11
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Non-communicable infection.

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Tetanus

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12
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Skin abscess.

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Furuncles

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13
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Food infection.

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Salmonellosis

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14
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Venereal infection.

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Gonorrhea

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15
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Respiratory infection.

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Tuberculosis

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16
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Slightly alkaline.

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Best pH for Pathogens

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17
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Neutral.

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Best pH for Non-pathogens

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18
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Prefer low temperatures

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Psychrophiles

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19
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Prefer high temperatures.

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Thermophiles

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20
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Prefer moderate temperatures.

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Mesophiles

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21
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False fungi.

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Bacteria

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22
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Smallest animals.

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Protozoa

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23
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True fungi.

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Yeasts and Molds

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24
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Intermediate in size between viruses and bacteria.

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Mycoplasmas

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25
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Not visible using a light microscope.

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Viruses

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26
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A protective device found inside the cell.

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Endospore

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27
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That protoplasm found outside the nucleus.

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Cytoplasm

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28
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Material of inheritance.

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Nuclear Material

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29
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That material of which all living cells are composed.

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Protoplasm

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30
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Enhances virulence, found outside the cell.

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Capsule

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31
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Exists in packets of four.

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Tetrads

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32
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Exist in pairs.

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Diplococci

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33
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Exist in clusters.

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Staphylococci

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34
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Exists in packets of eight.

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Sarcinae

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35
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Reproduce in a single plane to form chains.

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Streptococci

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36
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Those bacteria that contain no organized nuclei.

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Procaryotic

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37
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The most resistant life form.

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Bacterial Spore

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38
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Those bacteria which do not form spores.

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Vegetative

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39
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The return to the vegetative state.

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Germination

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40
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Unfavorable living conditions.

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Adverse

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41
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Utilize inorganic material as food.

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Autotrophic Bacteria

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42
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Advantageous to both organisms.

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Symbiosis

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43
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Utilize organic material as food.

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Heterotrophic Bacteria

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44
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Advantageous to one without injury to the other.

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Commensalism

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45
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Prefer low temperatures.

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Psychrotropic Bacteria

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46
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pH of 7.

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Neutral Conditions

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47
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pH of 9.

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Alkaline Conditions

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48
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pH of 5.

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Acidic Conditions

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49
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Hypertonic solution.

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Plasmolysis

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50
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Hypotonic solution.

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Plasmoptysis

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51
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Require moderate temperature.

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Mesophilic Bacteria

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52
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Mutually advantageous association.

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Symbiosis

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53
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Both can survive independently.

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Synergism

54
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Detrimental to one organism.

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Antibiosis

55
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Require low temperature.

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Psychrophilic Bacteria

56
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Prefers living in the absence of oxygen.

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Facultative Aerobe

57
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Typical method of bacterial reproduction.

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Simple Binary Fission

58
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Usually lives in the presence of oxygen.

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Facultative Anaerobe

59
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Prefers dead organic matter as a food source.

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Facultative Parasite

60
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Usually utilize living organic matter as a food source.

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Facultative Saprophyte

61
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True bacterial movement.

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Motility

62
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Toxin secreted by a living organism into the surrounding meidum.

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Exotoxin

63
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Organisms which grow best in the absence of free oxygen.

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Anaerobe

64
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Organisms that ordinarily live on dead organic material.

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Saprophytes

65
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A unit of bacterial measurement.

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Micrometer

66
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Insect vector.

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Murine typhus

67
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Mumps

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Epidemic parotitis

68
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Varicella

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Chickenpox

69
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Fever blisters

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Herpes Virus

70
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Rubeola

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Measles

71
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Ringworm

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Tinea

72
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Typhus fever

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Rickettisa

73
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Parrot fever

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Psittacosis

74
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Dysentery

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Entameoba

75
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Yeast

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Candida

76
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Epidemic parotitis

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Mumps

77
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Contact with serum.

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Hepatitis type B

78
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Hyphae and mycelium

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Mold

79
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Infectious (Person-person)

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Hepatitis type A

80
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Irregular undefined shape.

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Amoeba

81
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Kills fungi.

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Fungicide

82
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Kills pathogenic bacteria

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Disinfection

83
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Kills all microorganisms.

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Sterilization

84
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Kills viruses.

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Viricide

85
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Retards bacteria growth and reproduction.

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Bacteriostasis

86
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Primarily bacteriostatic

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Cold Temperatures

87
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Burning

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Incineration

88
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100 degrees Centigrade

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Boiling

89
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Ultraviolet rays

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Direct Sunlight

90
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121 degrees Centigrade

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Steam Under Pressure

91
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Used as a gaseous disinfectant.

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Ethylene oxide

92
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Phenol

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Carbolic acid

93
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Halogen

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Iodine

94
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Chlorinated lime

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Calcium hypochlorite

95
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A quaternary ammonium compound.

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Zephiran

96
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Invasion by macroparasites.

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Infestation

97
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A measure of pathogenicity.

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Virulence

98
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A decrease in virulence.

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Attenuation

99
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Tissue affinity.

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Elective Localization

100
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Organism upon which a pathogen lives.

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Host

101
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Destroys white blood cells.

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Leucocidin

102
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Dissolves fibrin.

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Fibrinolysin

103
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Spreading factor.

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Hyaluronidase

104
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Destroys red blood cells.

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Hemolysin

105
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Causes blood to clot.

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Coagulase

106
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Exhibits disease symptoms.

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Active Case

107
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Harbors pathogens during the normal recovery period.

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Convalescent Carrier

108
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Harbors pathogens for a long time following recovery.

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Active Carrier

109
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Discharges pathogens in fecal matter.

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Intestinal Carrier

110
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Harbors and disseminates pathogens without having had the disease.

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Passive Carrier

111
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Biological vector

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Mosquito

112
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Fomite

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Inanimate object

113
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Placental transmission.

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Congenital Transmission

114
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Sneezing

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Droplet Spray

115
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Mechanical vector.

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Housefly

116
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Systemic infection.

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General Infection

117
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Caused by organisms from outside the body.

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Exogenous Infection

118
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Confined to a particular area of the body.

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Local Infection

119
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Spreads from a primary site to secondary sites.

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Focal Infection

120
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Caused by organisms which normally reside in the body.

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Endogenous Infection

121
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Slow onset and long duration.

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Chronic Infection

122
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Caused by two different organisms.

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Mixed Infection

123
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The only active infection present.

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Primary Infection

124
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Infection occurring when another is already present.

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Secondary Infection

125
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Rapid onset and short course.

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Acute Infection

126
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Occurs only as an occasional case.

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Sporadic

127
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Spreads to more than one country.

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Pandemic

128
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Ability to cause disease.

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Pathogenic

129
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Attacks a large number of people in a short time.

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Epidemic

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Is usually present to a degree in a community.

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Endemic

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