Chapter 35 Keywords

Question 1

period after pathogen entry but before signs and

symptoms appear

Answer 1

Incubation period

Question 2

refers to the ability of an organism to cause disease.

Answer 2

pathogenicity

Question 3

The invasion of a host by a microorganism with
subsequent establishment and multiplication of the
agent

Answer 3

infection

Question 4

The establishment of a site of microbial reproduction
on an inanimate surface or organism without
necessarily resulting in tissue invasion or damge

Answer 4

colonization

Question 5

site or natural environmental location in which

pathogen is normally found

Answer 5

reservoir

Question 6

A disease that results from the entrance of a specific

toxin into the body of a host

Answer 6

intoxication

Question 7

inanimate materials or objects involved in pathogen

transmission

Answer 7

vehicle

Question 8

time during which source is infectious or is

disseminating the organism

Answer 8

period of infectivity

Question 9

The ability of a microorganism to enter a host, grow
and reproduce within the host, and spread
throughout its body.

Answer 9

invasiveness

Question 10

refers to the degree of pathology caused by the

organism

Answer 10

virulence

Question 11

location from which pathogen is transmitted to host

Answer 11

source

Question 12

a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans

Answer 12

zoonotic

Question 13

Any virus, bacterium, or other agent that causes

disease.

Answer 13

parasite

Question 14

infected hosts who are potential sources of infection

for others

Answer 14

carrier

Question 15

The condition caused by toxins in the blood of the

host.

Answer 15

toxemia

Question 16

A microbial product or component that injures

another cell or organism

Answer 16

toxin

Question 17

signs and symptoms begin to disappear

Answer 17

convalescence