Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Sharp, sudden

Question 2

Bacterium

Answer 2

A single-celled microsopic organism that has a cell wall but lacks organelles.

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

Long-term

Question 4

Communicable

Answer 4

Something that can be spread to another person

Question 5

Endemic

Answer 5

Commonly found in a specific group of people or in a specific area

Question 6

Epidemic

Answer 6

Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community

Question 7

Epidemiology

Answer 7

The study of the incidence, distribution and control of diseases

Question 8

Etiology

Answer 8

The cause of a disease or condition

Question 9

Fungus

Answer 9

A eukaryotic organism that can cause disease

Question 10

Idiopathic

Answer 10

Relating to a disease that arises spontaneously or has an unknown cause

Question 11

Incubation

Answer 11

The period in which an organism grows

Question 12

Pandemic

Answer 12

An epidemic occurring on a scale that crosses international boundaries, usually worldwide

Question 13

Pathogenesis

Answer 13

The development of a disease

Question 14

Pathogenic

Answer 14

The ability to cause disease

Question 15

Pathophysiology

Answer 15

The processes associated with development of a disease or injury

Question 16

Prion

Answer 16

A protein that can cause disease

Question 17

Protozoan

Answer 17

A eukaryotic organism that can cause disease

Question 18

Remission

Answer 18

A reduction in the intensity of disease

Question 19

Sign

Answer 19

A mark or indication of something

Question 20

Symptom

Answer 20

A feature that indicates the condition of a disease

Question 21

Syndrome

Answer 21

A group of symptoms that occur together

Question 22

Virus

Answer 22

A microsopic infectious agent that replicates inside of living cells