Infection Lecture 0.0 / 5 ? Health & Social CareAnatomy and Physiology UniversityAll boards Created by: Cbell61Created on: 19-10-22 09:05 Microorganism An organism that is too small to be seen by the naked eye 1 of 28 Pathogen A microorganism that causes disease 2 of 28 Infection Presence of microorganisms causing damage to the body's tissues 3 of 28 Symbiosis Benefits the human and doesn't harm the microorganism 4 of 28 Mutualism Benefits the human and the microorganism 5 of 28 Commensalism Benefits the microorganism and doesn't harm the human 6 of 28 Opportunism A benign microorganism that becomes pathogenic because of decreased human host resistance 7 of 28 Pyrexia Fever 8 of 28 Pyrogens An agent that produces a fever 9 of 28 Exogeneous pyrogens Derived from outside the host 10 of 28 Endogenous pyrogens produced by individuals 11 of 28 Prokaryotic No enclosed nucleus, no mitochondria or membrane bound organelles 12 of 28 Invasion Direct communication with hosts primary defense mechanism 13 of 28 Exotoxins Proteins released during bacterial growth (a poisonous substance) 14 of 28 Endotoxins Released during lysis (destruction) of bacteria 15 of 28 Bacteremia Bacteria being transported in the blood due to failure of the body's defense mechanisms to infect other organs or multiplying in the blood 16 of 28 Virus Minute particle that is capable of replication, but only with living cells 17 of 28 Simple microorganism Does not possess metabolic organelles 18 of 28 Viron Basic viral structure = nucleic acid protected by protein shell the capsid 19 of 28 Transmission One infected individual to an uninfected individual 20 of 28 Antibodies Primary defense mechanism against viruses, that prevent viral entrance into a cell 21 of 28 Intracellular survival Viruses hide within cells and away from normal inflammatory or immune responses 22 of 28 Fungus A simple organism that lacks green pigment chlorophyll 23 of 28 Eukaryotic Thick rigid cells walls and can form a variety of complex structures 24 of 28 Mycosis Infection with a fungus is called mycosis 25 of 28 Dermatophytes Fungi that invade the skin, hair or nails 26 of 28 Parasite Any living thing that lives in or on another microorganism 27 of 28 Protozoa Single cell parasitic organism 28 of 28
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