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A parasite capable of causing disease in a host
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Pathogen
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Any organism that harbors another organism
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Host
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An association between two (or more) speciesmeans LIVING TOGETHERencompasses a spectrum of relationships, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
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Symbiosis
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Both members of the association living together benefit from the relationship (ex: liken; fungus and photosynthetic algae)
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Mutualism
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One organism, the parasite, benefits from the relationship whereas the other organism, the host, is harmed by it
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Parasitism
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Two species live together in a relationship such that one benefits and the other one neither benefits nor is harmed
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Commensalism
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Means that the microorganisms are present
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Contamination
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Refers to the multiplication of any parasitic organism within or on the hosts's body
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Infection
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Is used to refer to the presence of larger parasites such as worms or arthropods in or on the body
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Infestation
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A disturbance in the state of health wherein the body cannot carry out all its normal functions
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Disease
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The capacity to produce disease
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Pathogenicity
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The intensity of the disease produced by pathogens, and it varies among different microbial species
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Virulence
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Organism that live on or in the body but do not cause disease
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Normal microflora
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Comprises microbes that are always present on or in the human body
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Resident microflora
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Microorganisms that can be present under certain conditions in any of the locations where resident microflora are found where they aren't suppose to be
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Transient microflora
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