Which of the following terms is mismatched with its description?
A) bacteremia: presence of viable bacteria in the bloodstream
B) septicemia: reproduction of pathogens in the lymph
C) sepsis: life-threatening whole-body inflammatory response to systemic infection
D) blood-borne pathogen: pathogen in human blood that can be transmitted to others by contact with contaminated fluid.
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