Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.2, Problem 5AYP
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The steps a microbe has to take to get to the point where it can cause disease.
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Microbes that can cause disease are termed as pathogens or the infectious causative agents. Microorganisms are harmful, such as bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms which cause disease are termed as pathogens. Pathogens invade tissues of the body to infect humans, plants, and other animals. Some of the examples of diseases caused by the pathogens are common cold, tuberculosis, cholera, and chicken pox.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 11.1 - Enumerate the sites where normal biota is found in...Ch. 11.1 - Discuss how the Human Microbiome Project is...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 2NPCh. 11.2 - Differentiate between a microbes pathogenicity and...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 11.2 - Explain the significance of polymicrobial...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 9AYP
Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 10AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 11.2 - Draw a diagram of the stages of disease in a humanCh. 11.2 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 11.2 - Define healthcare-associated infection, and list...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 1MMCh. 11.2 - Prob. 3NPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 2MMCh. 11.2 - Prob. 4NPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 5NPCh. 11.2 - Q. Can you think of what type of incident might...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 6NPCh. 11.3 - Summarize the goals of epidemiology, and...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 11.3 - Prob. 19AYPCh. 11.3 - Discuss the three major types of epidemics, and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1NPCh. 11 - Prob. 1QCh. 11 - Prob. 2QCh. 11 - Prob. 3QCh. 11 - Prob. 4QCh. 11 - Prob. 5QCh. 11 - Discuss the role of endospores in ensuring the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7QCh. 11 - Correlate the stages in the course of an...Ch. 11 - Prob. 9QCh. 11 - Prob. 10QCh. 11 - Prob. 11QCh. 11 - Prob. 12QCh. 11 - Prob. 13QCh. 11 - Prob. 14QCh. 11 - Prob. 15QCh. 11 - Prob. 16QCh. 11 - Prob. 17QCh. 11 - Prob. 18QCh. 11 - The number of cases, including new cases as well...Ch. 11 - Prob. 20QCh. 11 - One important way to critically analyze a study...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1VC
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