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Emerging Diseases
- one that has appeared in a population for the first time
- or one that previously existed but is rapidly increasing in incidence
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Pathogens
- any agent that causes a disease
- usually virus, bacterium, fungus, protozoan, or helminth
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Bioremediation
- decomposition of harmful chemicals by microbes or consortia of microbes
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Genetic Engineering
- a field involving deliberate alterations of the genomes of microbes, plants, and animals through special technological processes
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Algae
- photosynthetic, plantlike organ that generally lack the complex structure of plants
- they may be single-celled or multicellular
- inhabits diverse habitats
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Macroscopic
- visible to the naked eye
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Adapitibility
- the adjustment of bacterial physiology to a new environment
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Immunology
- the study of the system of body defenses that protect against infection
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Epidemiology
- the study of the factors affecting the prevalence and spread of disease within a community
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Biotechnology
- the use of microbes or their products in the commercial or industrial realm
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Infectious
- capable of cause an infection
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Prokaryote
- a single celled organism that does not have special structures such as a nucleus or membranous organelles
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includes:
- bacteria
- archea
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Eukaryote
- a member of the domain Eukarya
- cells have a well-defined nucleus and membranous organelles
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includes:
- plants
- animals
- fungi
- protozoa
- algae
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Parasites
- an organism that lives on or within another organism from which it obtains nutrients and enjoys protection
- produces harm to the host
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Hosts
- organism in which smaller organisms or viruses live, feed, and reproduce
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Spontaneous Generation
- early belief that living things arose from vital forces present in nonliving or decomposing matter
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Abiogenesis
- the belief in spontaneous generation as a source of life
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Biogenesis
- belief that living things can only arise from others of the same kind