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1. The extracellular state of a virus is called a ________
3. Normal microbiota that are generally harmless, but which can become pathogens are referred to as ________.
4. A(n) ________ is a bacterial virus which is integrated into the host cell DNA.
8. objective manifestations of disease that can be observed or measured by others
11. The enzyme __________ is critical for bacteriophage infection
14. Chemicals that either harm tissues or trigger host immune responses that cause damage
16. Naked capsid animal viruses are commonly released from the infected cell by ________, a process the host cell does not survive.
18. Reverse transcriptases are associated with which type of viruses?
21. A process in which the host cell facilitates viral entry is referred to as…
22. A lipid membrane is present in this kind of virus
23. The stage of infectious disease in which the patient recovers from illness
24. The presence of microbes in or on the body is referred to as _______
25. Chagas' disease is transmitted by a bug with mouthparts that penetrate blood vessels. Which type of exposure does this represent?

2. Prions are different from all other known infectious agents in that they lack this (two words)
5. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is an example of a ______ disease.
6. The most severe stage of an infectious disease
7. Inanimate objects that are inadvertently used to transfer pathogens to new hosts
9. subjective characteristics of a disease that can be felt by the patient alone
10. The process known as ________ is a mechanism of release for enveloped viruses
12. A(n) ________ is a virus that infects bacterial cells.
13. Factors that affect the relative ability of a pathogen to cause disease
15. The ability of a microbe to cause disease
17. A type of contact transmission in which pathogens are transmitted in mucus that travels less than a meter from the body during exhalation
19. The relative ability of a pathogen to infect a host and cause disease
20. Interference with the normal functioning of a host’s body