Infection Crossword

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  • Created on: 22-03-22 15:25
Benefits Human and Organism
Mutualism
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what is the first step of the infection process?
Colonization
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benefits microorganisms and harms the human
Pathogenicity
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what microorganisms cause human to human transmission in droplets?
aerosolized microorganisms
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what is the 3rd stage in the clinical infectious disease process?
invasion
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what pyrogens are derived from outside the host?
exogenous
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what is a pyrogen?
protein
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what is spherical bacteria also known as?
Cocci
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what is a rod-like bacteria also known as?
Bacilli
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what poisonous substance or proteins are released during bacterial growth?
exotoxins
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what is it called when the host develops protective levels of antibodies?
antigenic variation
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what is the disease that fungi produces?
tineas
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name of the fungi that invades skin, hair and nails
dermatophytes
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what is a single celled parasitic organism called?
protozoa
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prevents the function of enzymes or cell structures unique to the infecting agent
Antibiotics
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primary defence mechanism against a virus
antibodies
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what is step 3 in the viral life cycle?
uncoating
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a minute particle that is capable of replication but only within living cells
Virus
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what is the term for a rise in body temperature above normal?
pyrexia
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a life-threatening reaction to an infection
Sepsis
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where does the nervous system feedback to in order to reduce body temperature?
hypothalamus
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name of an organism that lacks a nucleus and other organelles
prokaryotic
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what do bacteria produce that protects against phagocytosis?
thick capsules
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the name for bacteria being transported in the blood due to failure of the body's defence mechanisms
Bacteriaemia
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