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Causes disease or symptoms in a host.
A complex interaction affecting human health.
One species benefits at the expense of the host.
Both species benefit in mutualism, while one benefits without harm in commensalism.
Nourishment from decomposing organic matter.
Criteria to establish a pathogen-disease relationship.
Presence of asymptomatic carriers.
A microorganism that causes infection in a host.
The environment where a pathogen lives and multiplies.
The route by which an infectious agent exits its reservoir.
Direct involves immediate transfer; indirect uses vectors or contaminated objects.
The route through which a microbe enters a new host.
Weak immunity or lack of vaccination.
Infection transmission can be prevented.
They cause disease when host defenses are weakened.
Causes disease or symptoms in a host.
A complex interaction affecting human health.
One species benefits at the expense of the host.
Both species benefit in mutualism, while one is neutral in commensalism.
Organisms feed on decaying organic matter.
Criteria to establish a pathogen-disease relationship.
Presence of asymptomatic carriers.
Microorganism causing infection in a host.
Where the pathogen lives and multiplies.
Pathway for the infectious agent to exit the reservoir.
How the microbe is transported to a new host.
Pathway for the microbe to enter a new host.
Weak immunity or lack of vaccination.
Commensal bacteria become pathogenic when host defenses are weak.
Infection transmission can be prevented.
Focus on virulence genes to identify pathogens.
Causes disease or symptoms in a host.
One species benefits at the expense of another.
Both species benefit in mutualism, while one benefits without harming the other in commensalism.
It invalidates Koch's second postulate.
It is where the pathogen lives and multiplies.
A microorganism that can cause infection in a host.
They help identify pathogens linked to specific diseases.
They remain harmless but can cause disease if the host's defenses are weakened.
The means by which a microbe reaches a susceptible host.
It determines how the microbe penetrates the host's defenses.
They can spread pathogens without showing symptoms.
They transport pathogens from one host to another.
The microbe loses its ability to cause disease.
Organisms that feed on decaying organic matter.
Strong immune defenses and vaccination status.
They can harbor pathogens like cholera in water.