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Bacteria and Disease Flashcards

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results of an undesirable relationship between the host and the pathogen, marked by interruption in the normal functioning of a body part or parts.

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disease

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invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganism

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infection

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prolonged and close interaction between organisms of different species

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symbiosis

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a form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit from the relationship

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mutualism

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a form of symbiosis in which one organism benefits from another organism without causing harm to it

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commensalism

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a form of symbiosis where one organism benefits from another organism and at the same time causes harm to the other

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parasitism

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ability of an organism to produce disease

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pathogenicity

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describes the degree of pathogenicity of an organism or the degree to which an organism can produce disease

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virulence

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presence of unwanted materials where they should not be or at concentrations above the normal

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contamination

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presence of contaminants that can cause adverse biological effects to humans and communities

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pollution

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presence of bacteria in the blood

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bacteremia

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presence of actively multiplying bacteria in blood, usually from a source of infection

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septicemia

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presence of pus producing bacteria in the bloodstream

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pyemia

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presence of viruses in the blood

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viremia

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presence of toxins in the blood

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toxemia

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a german physician who made a significant contributions to the field of microbiology

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robert koch

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the development of an infectious disease is a consequence of the interaction among three components

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the etiologic agent
the host
the environment

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serves as the continual source of disease producing microorganism, it is the site where an infectious agent normally resides and multiplies

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reservoir

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certain infectious diseases can be transmitted from an animal to human

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animal reservoir

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a number of pathogenic organisms have humans as their resorvoirs

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human reservoirs

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water, soil, and plants can harbor infectious organism

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environmental reservoirs

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it is the route of which an infectious agent exit its host

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portal of exits

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infectious agents may be transmitted from the source to a susceptible host in several ways

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mode of transmittion

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involves transmission through skin to skin contact, kissing, or sexual transmission

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person to person contact

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patients with respiratory tract infection such as the common colds or influenza can transmit the causative agents during coughing and sneezing

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droplet spread

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infectious agents may be transferred from an infected person to a susceptible host through dust or aerosols

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airborne transmission

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refers to transmission of organisms through media such as food, water, milk, or biologic substances such as blood and body secretions

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vechicle transmission

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usually are insects that can transmit an infectious agent

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vector transmission

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the passive transport of the organism on the insects feet or other body parts

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mechanical transmission

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the active transport of the organism

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biological transmission

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it provides access tissues where the infectious agent can multiply

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portal of entry

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are the integral components of the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria

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endotoxins

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are intracellular products of some bacteria as part of their growth and metabolism and are released into the surrounding medium

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exotoxins

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disease that is spread from one host to another, either directly or indirectly

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communicable disease

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if the disease is easily and rapidly spread from one person to another

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contagious disease

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if the infection results in the death of the patient over a short period of time

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fulminant infection

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one that is not spread from one person to another. it is usually caused by organisms that normally inhabit the body and produce disease only occasionally or by the organisms that produce disease only when introduced into the body such as clostridium tetani

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non communicable disease

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the source of the infectious agent is from outside the body

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exogenous

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it is also considered as exogenous infections where the offending organisms was obtained from the hospital environment during the period of confinement of the patient in the hospital

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nonsocomial

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is one where the source of the causative organism is from the inside of the body

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endogenous

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a disease the occurs occasionally

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sporadic disease

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the disease is constantly present in a population at the low levels

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endemic disease

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if a great number of people in a given locality develop an infectious disease in a relatively short period of time

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epidemic

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if a disease has a worldwide occurrence or involves at least three region of the world

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pandemic

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develops rapidly but lasts for only a short period of time

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acute disease

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if the disease develops more slowly and occurs for long period of time

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chronic disease

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is one in which the causative organism remains inactive for a time but can become active again and produce symptoms of the disease

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latent disease

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one in which the invading organism are limited to a relatively small area of the body

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localized infection

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where the causative organism or their products are spread throughout the body through blood or lymph

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systemic or generalized infection

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can arise from infections in areas such as teeth, tonsils, or sinuses

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focal infection

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an acute infection that causes the initial illness

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primary infection

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which is caused by opportunistic pathogens after the primary infection has weakened the body’s defenses

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secondary infection

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one that does not cause noticeable illness

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subclinical or inapparent infection

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the time interval between entry of the offending agent and the appearance of the initial signs and symptoms of the disease

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incubation period

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a relatively short period is characterised by early, mild symptoms of disease which are generally non specific

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prodromal period

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corresponds to the period of maximal invasion, it is during this period that the disease is most acute

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period of illness

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corresponds to what is known as the period of defervescence

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period of decline

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this period is marked by the recovery of the patient from the disease

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period of convalescence

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