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What type of host must be available and capable of being infected by a pathogen in order for infection to take place?
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Microorganism that causes diseases or infection?
a disease causing microorganism is called a pathogen. origin- pathos=suffering disease (in greek). There are two main types; bacteria and virus. all pathogens are microorganisms but all microorganisms are not pathogens. example- mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogen that causes tuberculosis.
Any agent capable of producing disease-?
Any agent that is capable of producing a disease is known as a pathogen. Pathogens can be bacterial, viral or fungal.
What is a carrier of an agent capable of causing disease?
A bacteria or virus that causes disease is known as a pathogen.
Bacteria capable of movement is what type of pathogen?
Bacilli
What is meant by the term attenuated pathogen?
An attenuated pathogen is a type of pathogen which has been weakened so that it is no longer capable of causing the disease
An animal insect or human whose body is capable of sustaining the growth of a pathogen is known as what?
An animal, insect, or human whose body can sustain the growth of a pathogen is known as the pathogen's host.
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection?
Infectious
What is the medical term meaning ability of an organism to cause disease?
Pathogenicity is the ability of an organism to cause disease.
An apparently healthy individual who harbors a pathogen and is capable of transferring it to other humans is termed a?
a carrier
Can you be a dominant carrier for chlamydia?
The concept of dominance applies only to genetic diseases. Chlamydia is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease. You can be a carrier of chlamydia; that is, you can be infected and capable of passing the infection without having symptoms.
What is a true pathogen and an opportunistic pathogen?
True Pathogen- are capable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses ex. influenza virus, plague bacillus, and ect Opportunistic pathogen- cause disease when the host's defenses are compromised or when they grow in part of the body that is not natural to them
Which of HIV infected cells are capable of crossing the blood brain barrier and infecting the brain with HIV?
Infected CD4 T-cells
