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A protein produced by the body’s immune system when it detects harmful substances, called antigen.
Antibodies
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The first stage in the process of infection.
Colonisation
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Another word for fever.
Pyrexia
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When pain is experienced during urination.
Dysuria
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Proteins released during bacterial growth.
Exotoxins
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Any living thing that lives in or on another living organism
Parasite
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Single celled parasitic organisms
Protozoa
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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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When an infection spreads from one infected person to an uninfected person
Transmission
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A minute particle that is only capable of replication within living cells
Virus
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Life-threatening organ disfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.
Sepsis
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The first stage in the process of infection.

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Colonisation

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Another word for fever.

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When pain is experienced during urination.

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Proteins released during bacterial growth.

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