Infection

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Microorganism
Any organism too small to be seen by the naked eye
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Pathogen
Microorganism that cause disease
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Infection
The presence of microorganism causing damage to body tissue
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Symbiosis
Benefits human and not harm the microorganism
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Mutualism
Benefits humans and microorganism
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Commensalism
Benefits microorganism and not harm humans
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Pathogenicity
benefits microorganism and harms humans
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Opportunism
a benign microorganism becomes pathogenic because of decreased human host resistance
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Four stages of progression of infection (microorganism)
colonisation, invasion, multiplication, spread
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Four stages of progression of infection (infected individual)
incubation period, prodromal stage, invasion period, convalescence.
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Pathogen

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Infection

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Symbiosis

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Mutualism

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