MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 3

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Infection

The entry, establishment, and multiplication of pathogenic organisms within a host

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Intoxication

Poisoning that results from the introduction of a toxin into body tissues through ingestion or injection

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Disease

Any deviation from health, as when the effects of microbial infection damage tissues and organs

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Acute

Characterized by rapid onset

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Persistent

Long-term

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Chronic

Any process or disease that persists over a long duration

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Latent

The state of being inactive and not multiplying

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Pyogenic

Pus-forming

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Pyrogenic

A substance that causes a rise in body temperature

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Endogenous

Originating within an organism

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Exogenous

Originating outside the body

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Localized

Occurs when a microbe enters a specific tissue, infects it, and remains confined there

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Systemic

Occurring throughout the body