Infection

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Any organism too small to be seen by the naked eye
Microorganism
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Benefits human and microorganism
Mutualism
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stage 3 progression of infection
Multiplication
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stage 2 clinical infectious disease process
Prodromal
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the period in which the individual's immune and inflammatory systems have in generally successfully removed infectious agent
Convalescence
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the period of which signs and symptoms of the disease are most obvious and severe
Invasion
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rise in body temperature above the normal i.e 37.2
Pyrexia
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Body's thermostat
hypothalamus
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no enclosed nucleus, no mitochondria, or membrane bound organelles
Bacteria
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can injure cells, disrupt tissue and protect against inflammation by producing _________
Exotoxins
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Bacteria transported in the blood
Bacteremia
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minute particles that is capable of replication but only within living cells
Virus
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viruses hide within cells and away from normal inflammatory or immune response
Intracellular survival
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infection with a fungus
mycosis
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fungi that invade the skin, hair or nails
dermatophytes
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a benign microorganism becomes pathogenic because of decreased human host resistance
opportunism
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the interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the first symptom
incubation
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basic viral structure
viron
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produce large number of irons more quickly than immune system can develop
rapid division
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alteration of identity in viral infection
antigenic variation
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Benefits human and microorganism

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stage 3 progression of infection

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stage 2 clinical infectious disease process

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the period in which the individual's immune and inflammatory systems have in generally successfully removed infectious agent

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