Microorganisms and Infection Control

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microorganism

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a small living organism only able to be seen using a microscope

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nonpathogens

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micro organisms that are apart of the normal flora

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pathogens

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micro organisms that cause infections

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aerobic

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organisms that require oxygen to live

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anaerobic

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organisms that do not require oxygen to live

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bacteria

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simple one-celled organisms that multiply rapidly

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fungi

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plant-like organisms that live on organic matter

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protozoa

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one-celled animal-like organisms often found in decayed materials

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rickettsiae

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parasitic organisms that can't live outside the cells of another living organism

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viruses

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the smallest micro organisms that can only be visible through an electron microscope, they cannot reproduce outside of another living cell.