Microbiology flash cards

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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic- simple, no nuclei, no organelles, unicellular

Eukaryotic- complex & organized, nuclei and organelles, uni & multicellular

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Collection of all microbes on the human body

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Microbiota

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Ability of microbes to stay attached to the body surface and replicate

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Colonization

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Enables the microbiota to attach to host cells

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Adhesins

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Microbes that cause harm-inducing infections

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Parasites

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Any bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoan, or worm that causes disease

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Pathogen

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The ability of the organism to cause disease

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Pathogenicity

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Occurs when a pathogen or parasite enters and grows on a host

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Infection

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A disruption of the normal structure or function of any body part, organ, or system ; Occurs when a patient develops symptoms

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Disease

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During ____ infection, symptoms develop and resolve rapidly

A ____ infection involves symptoms that develop gradually and resolve slowly

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Acute

Chronic