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Chapter 13 Set 2
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- 1Infectious DoseMinimum number of bacteria required to cause disease
- 2ToxinosesDisease caused by a toxin
- 3ToxemiaDisease spread by blood
- 4ToxinSpecific chemical product produced by organism, poisonous to others
- 5Virulence FactorsProperties that assist organism in establishing itself and causing infection/disease (enzymes, toxins, capsules)
- 6Localizedinfection contained to a specific tissue/location
- 7systemicinfection agent in various sites, generally transported by blood
- 8FocalInfection agent breaks loose from local infection and is carried to other tissues
- 9MixedSeveral organisms establish themselves simultaneously at an infection site
- 10Primary/SecondaryPrimary Infection is complicated by another infection caused by a different microbe
- 11AcuteInfection with severe but short term effects
- 12ChronicInfection that progresses and persists over a long period of time
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