Chapter 16

Question 1

Colonization

Answer 1

Microbe establishing itself and multiplying

Question 2

Primary Pathogen

Answer 2

Microbe or virus that causes disease in otherwise healthy individual

Question 3

Opportunistic Pathogen

Answer 3

Microbe or virus that causes disease either in compromised individual, or when introduced in different location

Question 4

Virulence

Answer 4

Degree of pathogenicity

Question 5

Virulence Factors

Answer 5

Allow microorganism to cause disease

Question 6

Infectious Dose (ID)

Answer 6

How many microbes needed to cause infection

ID50 means number of cells that causes infection among 50% of population

Question 7

Prodromal Phase

Answer 7

The vague symptoms that happen before actual illness

Question 8

Illness

Answer 8

The real signs and symptoms

Question 9

Symptoms

Answer 9

Subjective (pain, nausea)

Question 10

Signs

Answer 10

Objective (inflammation, heat)

Question 11

Convalescence

Answer 11

Recuperation/recovery from disease

Question 12

Toxoids

Answer 12

Inactivated toxins

Question 13

Antitoxin

Answer 13

Suspension of neutralizing antibodies

Question 14

Neurotoxin

Answer 14

Damage nervous system

Question 15

Enterotoxins

Answer 15

Damage intestines

Question 16

Cytotoxins

Answer 16

Damage variety of cells