Principles Of Disease Test Questions – Flashcards
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| Pathos |
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| suffering |
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| Ology |
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| the study of |
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| Pathology |
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| The study of disease |
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| Pathologist |
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| one who examines diseased tissue |
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| Pathogenesis |
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| the manner in which disease developes |
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| Pathogen |
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| disease causing organism |
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| Pathogenicity |
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| the ability of a microorganism to cause disease by overcoming the defenses of a host |
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| Etiology |
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| the cause of disease |
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| Virulence |
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| the probability that a microbe will cause disease |
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| Disease |
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| infection which results in a change from a state of health |
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| Infection |
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| the invasion or colonization of the body by pathogenic microorganisms |
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| Simoiotic |
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| two or more organisims living together |
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| Symbiotic mutualism |
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| all benifit |
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| Symbiotic Commensalism |
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| one benefits, the other is not harmed |
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| Symbiotic Parasitism |
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| one benefits, the other is harmed |
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| Transient |
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| temporary resident |
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| Opportunistic pathogens |
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| normally do not cause disease |
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| Accidental pathogen |
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| we are not the microbes usual host |
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| Attenuation |
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| weakened but not virulent |
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| Communicable disease |
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| cn be spread from host to host directly or indirectly |
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| Contagious Disease |
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| Can easily be spread from host to host |
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| Noncommunicable Disease |
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| cannot be transmitted from host to host |
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| Epidemiology |
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| study of the occurrence distribution and control of disease within a population |
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| Incidence of disease |
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| the fraction of a population that contracts the disease during a particular time period. |
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| Prevalence of a diseasse |
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| fraction of the population having the disease at a specified time. (morbidity) |
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| Endemic disease |
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| a disease that is always present whitin a population |
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| Sporadic disease |
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| appears now and then |
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| Outbreak |
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| larger than usual number of cases over a short time period |
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| Epidemic |
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| unusually high prevalence of a disease within a defined area |
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| Pandemic |
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| high morbidity over an expanded geigraphic area- (worldwide) |
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| Mortality |
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| death rate |
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| Acute disease |
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| developes rapidly |
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| Chronic disease |
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| developes slowly but last a longtime |
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| Latent disease |
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| present but undetected for a long time |
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| Herd immunity |
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| demonstrated by a percentage of a population that is immune to a disease |
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| Local infection |
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| confined to a small area of the body |
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| Systemic infection |
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| throughout the body |
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| Bacteremia |
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| bacteria in the blood |
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| Sepsis |
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| bacteria multiplyng in the blood along with severe imune respone |
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| Toxemia |
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| toxins in the blood |
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| spread of infection in humans |
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| Carriers |
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| Spread of infction from animals |
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| Zoonoses |
