Bacte (immunity) 2

Question 1

Frequency of Occurrence of a Disease

Answer 1

sporadic, endemic, epidemic, pandemic

Question 2

ENDEMIC

Answer 2

Constantly present

Question 3

SPORADIC

Answer 3

Occurs occasionally

Question 4

EPIDEMIC

Answer 4

Many people in a given area acquire a certain disease in a relatively short period of time

Question 5

Occurs worldwide

Answer 5

PANDEMIC

Question 6

Severity or Duration of a Disease

Answer 6

ACUTE
chronic
subacute
latent

Question 7

LATENT

Answer 7

Causative agent remains inactive for a time then becomes active

Question 8

subacute

Answer 8

Intermediate between acute and chronic

Question 9

chronic

Answer 9

Develops more slowly
Body’s reaction is less severe
Continual/recurrent for long periods of time

Question 10

ACUTE

Answer 10

Develops rapidly but lasts only a short time

Question 11

blood poisoning

Answer 11

Septicemia

Question 12

presence of bacteria in the blood

Answer 12

Bacteremia

Question 13

presence of toxins in the blood (tetanus)

Answer 13

Toxemia

Question 14

presence of viruses in the blood

Answer 14

Viremia –

Question 15

Extent of Host Involvement

Answer 15

local
systemic/generalized
focal
sepsis

Question 16

Invading pathogens are limited to a relatively small area

Answer 16

local

Question 17

Pathogens or their products are spread throughout the body by the blood or lymph

Answer 17

systemic/generalized

Question 18

When local infection enter s a blood/lymphatic vessel and spread to other specific parts, where they may be confined to specific areas of the body

Answer 18

focal

Question 19

Toxic inflammatory condition arising from the spread of microbes or toxins from a focus of infection

Answer 19

sepsis

Question 20

State of Host Resistance also determines the extent of infection:

Answer 20

Primary Infection
Secondary Infection
Subclinical/
Inapparent Infection

Question 21

PATTERNS OF A DISEASE

Answer 21

Reservoir of infection

Transmission

Invasion

Pathogenesis

Question 22

source of pathogens for an infectious disease to occur

Answer 22

Reservoir of Infection

Question 23

pathogen is transferred from the reservoir to a susceptible host

Answer 23

Transmission

Question 24

the pathogen enters the host and multiplies

Answer 24

Invasion

Question 25

pathogen injures the host

Answer 25

Pathogenesis