Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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Nosocomial Infections
A
infections contracted during a hospital stay
2
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Microbial Antagonism
A
belief that normal flora benefit a host by preventing overgrowth of more harmful microbes
3
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Symbiosis
A
close relationship between two organisms
4
Q
Commensalism
A
one organism benefits, another is unaffected
5
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Mutualism
A
both organisms benefit
6
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Parasitism
A
one organism benefits and the other is harmed
7
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Opportunism
A
organism doesn’t cause disease unless appropriate condition exists
8
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Granulomatous
A
small, chronically inflamed areas in tissue
