15.1

Question 1

disease

Answer 1

any condition in which the normal structure or functions of the body are damaged or impaired

Question 2

infection

Answer 2

the successful colonization of a host by a microorganism

Question 3

signs of disease

Answer 3

objective and measurable and can be observed

Question 4

symptoms

Answer 4

subjective, they are felt and experienced by the patient but cannot be objectively measured

Question 5

syndrome

Answer 5

a specific group of signs and symptoms characteristic of a particular disease

Question 6

asymptomatic or subclinical

Answer 6

do not present any noticeable signs or smymptoms

Question 7

infectious disease

Answer 7

any disease caused by the direct effect of a pathogen

Question 8

communicable

Answer 8

they are capable of being spread from person to person

Question 9

contagious diseases

Answer 9

easily spread from person to person

Question 10

iatrogenic diseases

Answer 10

diseases that are contracted as the result of a medical procedure

Question 11

nosocomial diseases

Answer 11

acquired in a hospital setting

Question 12

zoontic diseases

Answer 12

occurs when a pathogen is transferred from a vertebrate animal to a human

Question 13

noncommunicable infectious disease

Answer 13

not spread from one person to another

Question 14

noninfectious diseases

Answer 14

diseases not caused by pathogens

Question 15

incubation period

Answer 15

occurs in an acute diseases after the initial entry of the pahtogen into the host. begins multiplying, however not enough pathogen particles to cause signs or symptoms.

Question 16

prodromal period

Answer 16

after the incubation period. pathogen continues to multiply and the host begins to experience general signs and symptoms of illness,

Question 17

period of illness

Answer 17

the signs and symptoms of disease are most obvious and severe

Question 18

period of decline

Answer 18

the number of pathogen particles begins to decrease and the signs and symptoms of illness begin to decline. susceptible to secondary infections

Question 19

period of convalescence

Answer 19

patient returns to normal functions, some diseases may inflect permanent damage.

Question 20

acute disease

Answer 20

pathologic changes occur over a relatively short time and involve a rapid onset of disease conditions.

Question 21

chronic disease

Answer 21

pathologic changes can occur over longer time spans.

Question 22

latent diseases

Answer 22

the pathogen goes dormant for extended periods of time with no active replication