Infection crossword

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what is a microorganism that causes disease?
pathogen
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what kind of relationship benefits the human and does not harm the organism?
symbiosis
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what is the third stage of progession during an infection from the microorganisms point of view?
multiplication
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what is the first stage of the clinical infectious disease process?
incubation
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what is the clinical term for a fever?
pyrexia
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which part of the brain controls the body's temperature?
hypothalamus
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what is the term that describes a microorganism that does not have an enclosed nucleus?
prokaryotic
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this is the term for the basic viral structure
viron
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what is the term for a simple organism that lacks the green
pigment chlorophyll
fungus
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infection with a fungus is called...
mycosis
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this is the term for any living thing that lives in or on another living
organism
parasite
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this is the process by which certain living cells called phagocytes ingest or engulf other cells or particles.
phagocytosis
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this intervention subdues pathogens once the disease process has started
antimicrobials
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fungal infections that can grow as single cells or multi-celled organisms
dimorphic
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Type of infection where it has been transmitted from an animal reservior
zoonotic
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A life-threatening reaction to an infection
sepsis
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