Infection

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What is a microorganism?
Any organ too small to be seen by the naked eye
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What is a pathogen
A microorganism that causes disease
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What is an infection?
The presence of microorganisms causing damage to body tissues
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What is symbiosis?
It benefits the human and not harm the microorganisms
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What is mutualism?
Benefits human and microorganisms
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What is commensalism?
Benefits microorganisms and does not harm the human
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What is Pathogenic?
Benefits microorganisms and harms the human
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What is an opportunism?
A benign microorganism becomes pathogen because of decreased human host resistance
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What are the four processes of infection
1) colonisation
2) invasion
3) multiplication
4) spread
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