FLASHCARDS INTRO_MICRO PATHOG ORGAN._TYPES_ INFECT LU 4 SET # 1

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The relative power (power or extent of an organism to produce disease

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virulence

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This form of infection is caused by a pathogen or agent not normally present in the body

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Exogenous infection

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A disease that is not transmissilbe directly from one person to another is called

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non-communicable 

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An infection made possible by a primary infection that lowers host resistance

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secondary infection

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An infection originally confined to one area but may spread to other parts of the body by entering the lymph vessels or blood vessels

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focal infection

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The presence of toxins in the blood.

 

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toxemia

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A disease that occurs occasioanlly in a random manner

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sporadic

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A disease in which the causative agent is directly or indirectly transmitted from host to host (one individual to another) is called

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communicable

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A condition in which the body or a part of the body is invaded by a pathogenic agent that can mutiply and produces injurious effects is called 

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infection

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The ability of the host to defend itself against disease

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Resistance