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- pathogen- microorganism capable of causing a disease.
- conventional-microorganism that cause infection in healthy individuals in the absence of specific immunity
- opportunistic- microorganisms that cause infection when the hosts resistance/immunity is compromised.
- antigen- molecule that causes an immune response in the host
- characteristics of a good pathogen:-ability to attach to host.-invasiveness.-production of toxins .-antigenic variation(to escape host defenses)
- virulence- harmful quality possessed by microorganism.
- disease- harmful alteration of host tissues
- incubation period- time between infection and signs of symptoms
- pathogenicity - harm to the host
- asymptomatic- showing no symptoms
- prokaryotic- cells lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
- eukaryotic- cells posses a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
koches postulates
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