Chapter 14 Medical Overview Flashcards

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Communicable disease

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

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Epidemic

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

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Herpes simplex

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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

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Index of suspicion

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Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries or illnesses may exist

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Infectious disease

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A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body

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Influenza

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A virus that has crossed the animal/human barrier and infected humans and that kills thousands of people every year

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Medical emergencies

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Emergencies that are not caused by an outside force; illnesses or conditions

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Meningitis

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And information of the meningeal like coverings of the brain and spinal cord; it is usually caused by a virus or a bacterium

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Meningococcal meningitis

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

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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A bacterium that can cause infections in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics; it is transmitted by different routes, including the respiratory route, and can be found on the skin, and surgical wounds, in the bloodstream, lungs, and urinary tract

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Nature of illness (NOI)

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The general type of illness a patient is experiencing

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Pandemic

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An outbreak that occurs on a global scale

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Trauma emergencies

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Emergencies that are the result of physical forces applied to the body; injuries

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Tuberculosis

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A chronic bacterial disease, caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs but can also affect other organs such as the brain and kidneys; it is spread by cough and can lie dormant in a persons lungs for decades and then re-activate

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Virulence

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The strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

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