Basic Disease Terminology & Childhood Diseases

Question 1

Pandemic

Answer 1

Worldwide epidemic

Question 2

Pathology

Answer 2

Study of disease processes

Question 3

prognosis

Answer 3

Forecasting the length and outcome of disease

Question 4

prophylaxis

Answer 4

Prevention of disease

Question 5

relapse

Answer 5

Return of disease symptoms after recovery had apparently begun

Question 6

sign

Answer 6

An indication of a disease or disorder observed by doctor but no apparent to patient

Question 7

symptom

Answer 7

An indication of disease or disorder noticed by patient

Question 8

syndrome

Answer 8

Combination of signs and symptoms forming a distinct clinical picture

Question 9

systemic

Answer 9

Involving the entire body

Question 10

therapeutic

Answer 10

Treatment particularly through use of drugs

Question 11

therapy

Answer 11

Treatment and healing

Question 12

traumatic

Answer 12

Caused by injury/damage

Question 13

infectious parotitis

Answer 13

mumps

Question 14

pertusis

Answer 14

whooping cough

Question 15

rubella

Answer 15

german measles

Question 16

rubeola/morbilli

Answer 16

measles

Question 17

scarlatina

Answer 17

scarlet fever

Question 18

varicella

Answer 18

chicken pox

Question 19

variola

Answer 19

small pox

Question 20

BCG

Answer 20

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (tuberculosis)

Question 21

DTP

Answer 21

Diptheria Tetanus Pertussis (tripe vacc for babies)

Question 22

HIB

Answer 22

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (meningitis protection for babies)

Question 23

MMR

Answer 23

Measles, mumps and rubella (triple vacc for babies)