1. Active site: Functional site of an enzyme, the shape of which is complementary to the shape of the substrate.
2. Agglutination test: In serology, a procedure in which antiserum is mixed with a sample that potentially contains its target antigen.
3. Diphtheria: Mild to potentially fatal respiratory disease caused by diphtheria toxin following infection with Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
4. Filariasis: Infection of the lymphatic system caused by a filarial nematode.
5. Leptospirosis: Zoonotic disease contracted by humans upon exposure to infected animals; characterized by pain, headache, and liver and kidney disease; caused by infection with Leptospira interrogans.
6. Microsporidia: Unicellular, intracellular, parasitic fungi previously classified as protozoa.
7. Parental route: A means by which pathogenic microorganisms can be deposited directly into deep tisues of the body, as in puncture wounds and hypodermic injections.
8. Pyrogen: Chemical that triggers the hypotha-lamic "thermostat" to reset at a higher temperature, inducing fever.
9. Siderophore: An iron-bininding molecule released by some bacteria and fungi.
10. Virulence: A measure of pathogenicity.
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