Microorganisms and Infectio

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  • Created on: 20-03-23 17:20
Symbiosis
benefits human + not harm microorganisms
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Mutualism
benefits human + microorganism
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Commensalism
Benefits microorganisms + not harm the human
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Pathogenicity
Benefits microorganisms +HARMS THE HUMAN
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Opportunism
a benign microorganism becomes pathogenic because of decreased human host resistance
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Vectors
insects
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Pyrexia
fever- rise in body temperature (>37.2)
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Pyrogens
circulating protein-agent that produces a fever
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Exogeneous Pyrogens
derives from outside host
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Endogeneous Pyrogens
produced by individual
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Prokaryotic
no nucleus
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Transmission
contration of infection from one infected person to a non infected person
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Fungus
simple organism that lacks green pigment chlorophyll
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Parasite
any living thinks that lives in or on another living organism
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Protozoa
single celled parasitic organisms
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benefits human + microorganism

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Mutualism

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Benefits microorganisms + not harm the human

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Card 4

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Benefits microorganisms +HARMS THE HUMAN

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Card 5

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a benign microorganism becomes pathogenic because of decreased human host resistance

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