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Aerobe
a microorganism that require oxygen to survive and multiply
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AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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Anaerobic
a microorganism that survives and multiplies in the absence of oxygen
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Antibacterial
destroying or suppressing the growth of bacteria
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Antibiotic
destructive of life
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Antimicrobial
destroying or suppressing microorganisms
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Aseptic
Free of microorganisms capable of causing infection or contamination
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Bacteria
Microscopic single-celled organisms. Can be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
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Bacteriology
the study and treatment of bacteria
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Blood Culture
a bacteriological test performed on a blood sample to determine the presence of bacterial organisms in the blood
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Carrier
a person who is able to spread to others a disease with which he is infected, but of which he usually has no symptoms
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Communicable
pertaining to a disease whose causative agent is readily transferred from one person to another
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Endogenous
originating or produced within the body
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Exogenous
originating or produced outside the body
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Host
an animal or plant which harbors or nourishes another organism
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Immune
protected against disease
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Incubation
holding cultures of microorganisms under conditions especially temperature, favorable to their growth
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Infection
a pathological condition due to the growth of microorganisms in a host
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Inoculate
the artificial introduction of microorganism into the body, or their introduction into culture medium
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Isolation
confining a patient with an infectious disease to a designated area; or a patient with reduced or no immunity to infection, to a certain area
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Microbe
a minute, living organism
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Microbiology
the study of microscopic organisms
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Nosocomial
a hospital acquired infection
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Occult Blood
blood in such minute quantity, it can only be recognized by microscopic means
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Parasitology
the study of parasites
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Pathogenic
capable of producing disease
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Salmonella
bacteria causing intestinal disease
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Sepsis
the presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins
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Sterile
free of living organisms
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Susceptible
an individual who is not immune to a particular disease
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Transmission
spread from one point to another
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Toxin
a poisonous substance elaborated by certain organisms
Ex: bacterial toxins living
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Virology
the study of viruses and viral diseases
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Virulence
the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease
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