Chapter 4 Vocab

Question 1

caused by a microorganism that can transfer to new individuals

Answer 1

individual disase

Question 2

infectious disease that is readily transmitted from one individual to another

Answer 2

communicable(contagious) diseases

Question 3

process by which someone become protected against a disease

Answer 3

immunization

Question 4

products that stimulates the immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease

Answer 4

vaccine

Question 5

they created a strong, long lasting immune response with 1 or 2 doses

Answer 5

live attenuated vaccines

Question 6

vaccine that doesn’t provide lifelong immunity and boosters are needed

Answer 6

inactive agents

Question 7

disease that comes from exposure to contaminated animal products with Bacillus anthracis, caused by a toxin

Answer 7

Anthrax

Question 8

anthrax with symptoms similar to a cold

Answer 8

cutaneous anthrax

Question 9

anthrax involving acute inflammation of the intestinal tract, and edema

Answer 9

intestinal anthrax

Question 10

anthrax with symptoms of a sore throat, mild fever, muscle aches, and malaise

Answer 10

respiratory anthrax

Question 11

rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that causes paralysis

Answer 11

botulism

Question 12

botulism from contaminated food

Answer 12

food-borne botulism

Question 13

from wound infected by botulism toxin

Answer 13

wound botulism

Question 14

botulism where the bacteria grows in the intestine and produces the toxin(honey)

Answer 14

infant botulism

Question 15

botulism caused mainly by types A,B,E, and rarely F

Answer 15

Human botulism

Question 16

infectious disease associated with acute fever and pneumonia like infection

Answer 16

tularemia

Question 17

come from ticks burrowing into the skin, the saliva from the tick infects the host’s bloodstream or deposits fecal material on the skin

Answer 17

lyme disease

Question 18

leading cause of death and illness in tropic areas, four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes Aedes

Answer 18

Dengue

Question 19

disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans

Answer 19

malaria

Question 20

viral infection typically spread by mosquitoes

Answer 20

west nile virus

Question 21

debilitating chronic fatigue, idiopathic disease

Answer 21

chronic fatigue syndrome

Question 22

disease associated with the infection of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV), transmitted through certain body fluids

Answer 22

AIDS

Question 23

highly communicable respiratory infection caused by morbillivirus rubeola

Answer 23

rubeola/measles

Question 24

acute infectious disease characterized by fever and rash, short term and less contagious that rebeola

Answer 24

rubella/ german measles

Question 25

acute inflammation of the parotid salivary glands in children and young adults

Answer 25

Mumps

Question 26

highly contagious disease characterized by a distinctive rash, more common in children

Answer 26

varicella/chickenpox

Question 27

common infection associated with mild erythema, most common in children

Answer 27

erythema infectiosum /fifth disease

Question 28

acute, highly infectious respiratory tract disease characterized by repetitious, paroxysmal cough and a prolonged, harsh or shrill sound during inspiration

Answer 28

pertussis, whooping cough

Question 29

acute, life threatening infectious disease characterized by a gray membrane like coating over mucous

Answer 29

diphtheria

Question 30

stage of pertussis with cold like symptoms and a fever

Answer 30

catarrhl stage

Question 31

stage of pertussis with a characteristic cough that last 3-4 weeks

Answer 31

paroxysmal stage

Question 32

stage of pertussis with gradual recovery

Answer 32

convalescence stage

Question 33

acute, life threatening infectious disease characterized by persistent, painful contractions of muscles that is not just found in children

Answer 33

tetanus