chapter 16! Flashcards

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pathology

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the study of disease

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etiology

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the cause of the disease/what microbe is causing what infection

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pathogenesis

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the development of disease

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infection

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invasion or colonization of the body by pathogens

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disease

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an abnormal state in which the body is not performing normal functions/out of homeostatic range

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bacteria found on babies through vaginal birth

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Lactobacillus and Baceroides
helps establish healthy gut microbiota

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bacteria found in babies through cesarian birth

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resembles the human skin!
S. aureus
higher risk of allergies and autoimmune diseases.

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human microbiome project

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relationships between microbe communities on the body and human health.

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normal microbiota

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permanently colonize the host and do not cause disease under normal conditions.

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transient microbiota

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come and go

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the distribution of normal microbiota is determined by

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nutrients
physical and chemical factors
host defenses
mechanical factors

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microbial antagonism

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microbes competing for nutrients + survival of the fittest.
protect the host by:
competing for nutrients
producing harmful substances
affecting pH and oxygen levels

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symbiosis

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the relationship between normal microbiota and the host

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commensalism

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one organism benefits, the other is unaffected

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mutualism

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both organisms benefit

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parasitism

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one organism benefits at the expense of another

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opportunistic pathogens

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do not cause disease in their normal habitat in a healthy person, but can cause disease in a different environment

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etiology

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robert koch
1. same pathogen must be present in every disease case
2. isolate the pathogen from the diseased host and get a pure culture (can be exceptions to viruses that cannot be grown on media)
3. inoculate into a healthy lab animal; show it caused the same disease
4. isolate again and make sure its the same initial pathogen causing the disease

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symptoms

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subjecitive.
changes in body function that are felt by the patient as a result of a disease.
ex. headache

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signs

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objective.
measurable/quantative.
changes in the body that can be measured or observed as a result of the disease
ex. vitals

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syndrome

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a specific group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease

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diagnosis

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made by the evaluation of signs and symptoms together with lab tests.

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communicable disease

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a disease that is spread from one host to another

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contagious disease

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easily spread like wildfires from one host to another

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noncommunicable disease

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does NOT spread from one host to another

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incidence

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the number of people that develop a disease during a particular time period
example: running water into the bath tub. the new cases.
decreased through people getting vaccinated.

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prevalence

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the number of people who develop a disease at a specified time, including new and old cases.
example: water in the bath tub.
to decrease prevalence/water in the bathtub: must decrease incidence/new cases, people must get better, or people die.

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sporadic disease

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disease that only occurs occasionally
rare unless something happens like a natural disaster. ex. typhoid

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endemic disease

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disease constantly in the population
ex. common cold

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epidemic disease

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disease aquired by many people in a given area in a short time.
ex. influenza during the winter.

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pandemic

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worldwide epidemic
ex. COVID

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acute disease

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symptoms developed rapidly, but the disease lasts a short time
ex. cold

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chronic disease

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symtoms develop slowly, but the disease lasts a while and the body reaction is less severe

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subacute disease

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acute + chronic
rapid onset, slow recovery

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latent disease

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inactive for a time period, then becomes active though a trigger such as stress.
ex. shingles. seen as blisters. activated when stressed.

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herd immunity

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the immunity of most the population and how vaccinations help prevent the spread of disease.

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local infection

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pathogens are in a limited, small area of the body
ex. UTI

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systemic (generalized) infection

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an infection seen all throughout the body

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focal infection

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a systemic infeciton that first started out as a local infection.

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sepsis

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toxic inflammatory condition arising from the spread of microbes such as toxins

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bacteremia
septicemia
toxemia
viremia

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  1. bacteria in the blood
  2. blood poisoning + bacterial growth in the blood
  3. toxins in the blood
  4. viruses in the blood
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primary infection

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ACUTE.
the infection that causes the initial disease

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secondary infection

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opportunistic infection after a primary infection.
causing another infection after treatment

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subclinical disease

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no noticeable signs nor symptoms

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incubation period

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the time interval between the initial infection, first signs, and symptoms
before the disease!

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prodromal period

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short period after inhibition. the early mild symptoms

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period of illness

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disease is more severe

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period of decline

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signs and symptoms reside
ABX or the immune system intervenes

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period of covalescense

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body returns back to normal/to pre-diseased state

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reservoirs

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humans - carriers.
they don’t know they have the INFX and spread it

animals - zoonoses.
disease spread from animal to human

non-living reservoirs: soil and water.

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direct contact transmission

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requires close contact and association between the infected and susceptible host

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congenital transmission

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transmission from mother to fetus/newborn at birth

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indirect contact transmission

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spread disease to a host throgh a non-living surface, a fomite.

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droplet transmission

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transmission via airborne dropkets less than 1 meter
ex. sneezing and coughing

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vehicle transmission

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inanimate reservoirs.
- airborne
- waterborne
- foodborne

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vectors/anthropods

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fleas, ticks, mosquitos.
1. mechanical transission: anthrpod like a fly carries pathogen on its feet then lands on you.

  1. biological transmission: pathogen reproduces in the vector and is transmitted via a bite or feces.
    ex. malaria.
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HAI

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healthcare-associated infections

AKA nosocomial infections: acquired while receiving treatment in a health care facility.

results from:
1. microbes in the hospital environment
2. weakened status of the host
3. chain of transmission

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compromised host

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an individual whose resistance to infections is impaired by disease, therapy (chemo), or burns (fragile state).