Chapter 8 review

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type of infection in a weakened individual, the host may be compromised or weak immune system
rendered nonsterile and unacceptable for use in critical areas of the body
having developed pus and fluid
the number of contaminating microbes on an object
a disease-causing microorganism
the process of growing a microbe in a laboratory setting so that it can be studied and tested
completely free of all microorganisms including spores
a lliving intermediate carrier of microorganisms from one host to another
an intermediate inanimate source of infection in the process of disease transmission
body's nonspecific reaction to injury or infection that results in redness, heat, swelling, and pain
type of infection that is acquired in the hospital
the degree to which a microorganism is capable of causing disease
the invasion and proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms in the body
organisms that can live without oxygen
tissue death
organisms that need oxygen to survive