Chapter 14

Question 1

Hepatitis

Answer 1

Refers to an inflammation (and often infection) of the liver

Question 2

Influenza

Answer 2

Commonly known as flu, primarily an animal respiratory disease that has mutated to infect humans

Question 3

Index of suspicion

Answer 3

Your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illnesses

Question 4

Epidemic

Answer 4

Occurs when new cases of a disease in a human population substantially exceed the number expected based on recent experience

Question 5

Pandemic

Answer 5

An disease outbreak that occurs on a global scale

Question 6

Infectious disease

Answer 6

Medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body

Question 7

Communicable disease

Answer 7

A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

Question 8

Herpes simplex

Answer 8

A common virus that is asymptomatic in 80% of people carrying it, but characterized by small blisters on the lips or genitals in symptomatic infections

Question 9

HIV

Answer 9

Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 10

Virulence

Answer 10

The strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

Question 11

Meningitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the meninges coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Question 12

Tuberculosis

Answer 12

A chronic mycobacterial disease that usually strikes the lungs.
Involves brain and kidneys

Question 13

Whooping cough

Answer 13

Also called pertussis, is an airborne disease caused by bacteria that mostly affects children younger than 6. Signs and symptoms include fever and a “whoop” sound that occurs when patient tries to inhale after a coughing attack

Question 14

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Answer 14

A bacterium that causes infections and resistant to many antibiotics.

Question 15

Meningococcal meningitis

Answer 15

An inflammation of the meninges coverings of the brain and spinal cord; can be highly contagious