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1. List the human portals of entry and exit used by microbes. For each entry and exit, make a drawing/picture for each one.

2. Demonstrate the various types of reservoirs for microbes and provide a brief description of each.

3. Describe how colonization becomes and infection and how infection can lead to a disease. Use one specific microbe of your choice to provide an example of this process.

4. What are the defenses that the skin provides to protect us from invading microbes? List at least 6 of them in order from most important to least important explaining how each form of defense works.