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What is the term for a systemic infection caused by the multiplication of pathogens in the blood?
What is the term for a systemic infection caused by the multiplication of pathogens in the blood?
Which type of infection appears rapidly with severe symptoms and then vanishes rapidly?
Which type of infection appears rapidly with severe symptoms and then vanishes rapidly?
What is the term for the presence of toxins in the blood?
What is the term for the presence of toxins in the blood?
In Koch's postulates, what must happen to the pathogen from the pure culture?
In Koch's postulates, what must happen to the pathogen from the pure culture?
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What type of infection usually has less severe symptoms but persists for long periods of time?
What type of infection usually has less severe symptoms but persists for long periods of time?
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Which term refers to the presence of viruses in the blood?
Which term refers to the presence of viruses in the blood?
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What type of forces or interactions are involved in nonspecific adhesion?
What type of forces or interactions are involved in nonspecific adhesion?
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How is specific adhesion characterized?
How is specific adhesion characterized?
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Where do human pathogens usually colonize?
Where do human pathogens usually colonize?
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What process may be aided by invasins produced by pathogens?
What process may be aided by invasins produced by pathogens?
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How do pathogens evade host defense mechanisms?
How do pathogens evade host defense mechanisms?
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Which type of attraction is involved in nonspecific adhesion?
Which type of attraction is involved in nonspecific adhesion?
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What is the main difference between mutualism and commensalism?
What is the main difference between mutualism and commensalism?
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Which type of symbiotic relationship involves one organism benefiting while the other is harmed slightly or may be killed?
Which type of symbiotic relationship involves one organism benefiting while the other is harmed slightly or may be killed?
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What term is used to describe a microorganism capable of causing disease when the balance between normal flora and human host is interrupted?
What term is used to describe a microorganism capable of causing disease when the balance between normal flora and human host is interrupted?
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Which type of microbes would typically be considered opportunistic pathogens?
Which type of microbes would typically be considered opportunistic pathogens?
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What is the main characteristic that distinguishes a parasite from other types of organisms?
What is the main characteristic that distinguishes a parasite from other types of organisms?
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In which type of symbiotic relationship can one organism hamper or prevent the growth/survival of another without being affected itself?
In which type of symbiotic relationship can one organism hamper or prevent the growth/survival of another without being affected itself?
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