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Chapter 5
Causes of Diseases
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Cosmetology
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11/29/2011

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Term
Bacteria (singular bacterium)
Definition
One-celorled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics. Some are harmful, some are harmless. Also known as microbes or germs
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Infectious
Definition
Communicable by infection from one person to another person or from one infected body part to another.
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Microbes/germs
Definition
nonscientific synonyms for diease-producing bacteria.
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Mircroorganisms
Definition
any organisim of microscopic to submicroscopic size.
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-ology
Definition
Suffix meaning "study of"
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Parasite
Definition
An organism that grows, feeds, and shelters on or in another organism, while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism.
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Toxin
Definition
Any of the various poisonous substances produceed by some microorganisms.
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Virus
Definition
A parasitic submicroscopic particule that infects cells of biological organisms. A virus is capable of replication only through taking over the host cell's reproduction machinery.
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