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Infections
Infection Types and Life Cycles - MSC 112 Mastellone
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Pathology
Undergraduate 1
11/17/2011

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Disease that only runs for a short amount of time
Definition
Acute Disease
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Disease with a long duration
Definition
Chronic Disease
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Inanimate object that harbors a microorganism
Definition
Fomite
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Biological carrier of a disease
Definition
Vector
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Illness caused by microorganisms naturally present in a body
Definition
Endogenous
Term
Infectious agents from outside the body
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Exogenous
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Normal organisms found in the body
Definition
Normal Flora
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the Portals of Entry
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Skin, Respiratory Apparatus, Alimentary Canal, Genitourinary system, Placenta
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Etero
Definition
intestinal
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Prodome/Prodomal Stage
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First stage of disease, just beginning to feel unwell
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Period of Invasion
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Full invasion, max. intensity
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Fastigum
Definition
Acme, the disease at its height
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Defervescence
Definition
begin of the decline of the disease
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Convalescence
Definition
regaining strength after illness. still susceptible
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Incubation
Definition
time between being infected and the first appearance of symptoms
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infection when the microbes remain in a confined part of the anatomy
Definition
Localized
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Infection when the microbes travel throughout the body
Definition
Generalized Infection
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Infection where symptoms don't manifest
Definition
Subclinical
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Infection by two or more different organisms
Definition
Mixed Infection
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Disease where bacteria invade the bloodstream
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Bacteremia
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Disease where bacteria invade the bloodstream and multiply
Definition
Septicemia
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cause of a disease
Definition
Etiology
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study of the patterns of disease
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Epidemiology
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interval between successive binary fissions of a cell or population of cells
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Generation Time
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Lag phase
Definition
no cell division- cells are adapting to the new environment
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Logarithmic Phase (log)
Definition
bacterial cells are undergoing exponential growth (binary fission)
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chemical substance that triggers a response
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Antigen
Term
protein produced in response to an antigen
Definition
Antibody
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Mortality
Definition
study of disease in a population
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Morbidity
Definition
incidents of disease in a population that includes fatal and non-fatal diseases
Term
the study of tissue
Definition
hystology
Term
an abscess or boil is an indication of a
Definition
staph infection
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the movement of fluid from the point of injection to areas throughout the body
Definition
Distribution
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death of cells with replacement
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Necrobiosis
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death of cells without replacement
Definition
Necrosis
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