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1. | bacteria in the blood |
3. | (2 words) causes disease when found in an unexpected area of the body or in an immunocompromised individual |
4. | when a microbe is replicating inside a host (could be good or bad) |
5. | a disease that is constantly present within a certain population, usually at a low level |
6. | an enzyme that lyses red blood cells |
7. | (2 words) protection provided by your normal microflora, Lactobacillus lowering the pH of the vagina is an example |
10. | (2 words) a measure of virulence where damage is caused to the host |
11. | (2 words) symbiotic microbes found on or in a host that are more easily lost, are sometimes there, sometimes not |
12. | a measure of virulence where a pathogen colonizes a host |
14. | a polysaccharide layer that helps pathogens evade phagocytosis |
15. | a toxin that affects the CNS |
16. | when a pathogen replicates inside a host |
17. | these aid infectivity by binding receptors on host cells |