MMI133 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Human Microbiota, Monkeypox, Vaccinia

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Study guide: describe the differences between normal flora and transient flora. None before birth: define terms used to describe disease, describe how diseases are transmitted. Normal flora are bacteria that we have natural in our body beginning at birth. Transient flora is bacteria that present on body surfaces temporarily (days, First contact is typically lactobacilli from mom"s vagina. Healthy fetus organisms = infected fetus. Prevent the overgrowth of harmful microorganisms competition for weeks, months hand shake, door handle, etc. ) Primary pathogen always cause disease even in healthy immunocompetent individuals never (cid:498)normal flora(cid:499) Opportunistic pathogen may cause disease only if given the right circumstances (compromised host, or bacterial to sterile site) can be (cid:498)normal flora(cid:499) Vehicle transmission infection via a medium (food, drink, air, blood, iv) Mechanical transmission passive transport on body (ex. Biological transmission part of life cycle of microorganism is in. Large aerobic gram + bacillus with spores. In soil why spores form, hardy spores >50 years.

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