What are pathogens?

• Microbes that help with digestion

• Microbes that cause disease

• Microbes that live harmlessly in the body

• Substances that strengthen the immune system

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What is pathology?

• The study of viruses

• The study of disease

• The study of bacteria

• The study of the immune system

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What does etiology refer to?

• The prevention of a disease

• The cause of a disease

• The treatment of a disease

• The spread of a disease

What does pathogenesis describe?

• How a disease develops

• How a disease is cured

• The symptoms of a disease

• The prevention of a disease

What do structural and functional changes refer to in pathology?

• The genetic mutations that cause disease

• The physical appearance of pathogens

• What the disease does to the body and how it affects normal function

• The way the immune system responds to infection

What is an infection?

• When microbes help the body fight illness

• When microbes invade and multiply in the body

• When the immune system becomes stronger

• When the body repairs damaged tissue

What is a disease?

• When microbes live in the body without causing harm

• When infection actually causes harm or changes your health

• When the immune system kills all microbes

• When the body completely recovers from infection

What is the human microbiome?

• Microbes that cause infectious diseases

• Microbes that naturally live in and on your body

• Microbes found only in the digestive system

• Microbes used in medical treatments

What are normal microbiota?

• Microbes that always live in and on the body and are usually helpful

• Microbes that only appear during illness

• Microbes that are always harmful

• Microbes that live only in the intestines

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What are transient microbiota?

• Microbes that permanently live in the body

• Microbes that temporarily visit and can sometimes be pathogens

• Microbes that help digest food

• Microbes that live in sterile body sites