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Chapters 3 & 4 Flashcards

Quiz 2

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Infectious Disease

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Diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms.

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Pathogen

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A disease-causing microorganism that grows in or on the body, damaging tissue, inducing inflammation, and triggering familiar signs and symptoms associated with particular infections.

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Contagious/Communicable

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Infectious disease transmitted from human to human.

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Epidemiology

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The study of transmission, occurrence, distribution, and control of disease.

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Incidence

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The number of new cases of a disease in a population.

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Prevalence

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The number of existing cases of a disease.

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Endemic

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A disease that always occurs at low levels in a population.

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Epidemic

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A disease that occurs at an unusually high number in a given population.

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Pandemic

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An epidemic that has spread to include several large areas worldwide.

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Outbreak

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When a disease suddenly occurs in unexpected numbers in a limited area and then subsides.

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Notifiable Disease

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Diseases under surveillance that must be reported by physicians to the CDC.

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Reservoir

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The source of an infectious disease.

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Horizontal Transmission

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Transmission of an infectious disease from a reservoir to a susceptible human.

-Can be direct or indirect.

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Fomites

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Contaminated inanimate objects.

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Vertical Transmission

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Route by which infectious disease is transmitted from one generation to the next.

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Parenteral

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Delivery of disease through routes other than the mouth or rectum.

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Nosocomial

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Hospital-acquired infection route.

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Normal Flora/Microbiota

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Microorganisms commonly existing on or within the human body.

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Isolation

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Controlling the spread of disease by keeping an infectious person away from the healthy population.

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Quarantine

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The separation of persons who may or may not be infected from the healthy population until the period of infectious risk has passed.

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Disinfection

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Reducing the risk of infection or contamination.

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Capsid

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A protein shell around a viral microorganism.

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Latent Infection

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Condition caused when viruses insert themselves in cells and do not reproduce.

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Cell Wall

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A rigid layer of organic material surrounding the delicate membrane of a bacteria.

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Cocci

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Spherical(round)-shaped bacteria.

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Bacilli

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Rod-shaped bacteria.

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Spirilla

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Spiral-shaped bacteria.

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Spirochetes

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Corkscrew-shaped bacteria.

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Vibrios

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Comma-shaped bacteria.

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Gram Stain

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Staining technique that permits the identification of a bacteria.

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Endotoxin

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Potent toxin from certain bacteria that causes life-threatening shock.

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Amoeboid

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Protozoa that moves via pseudopodia.

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Flagellate

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Protozoa that move via whip-like flagella.

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Ciliate

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Protozoa that move using hairlike cilia.

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Sporozoan

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Protozoa that are immobile.

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Pseudopodia

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Cell membrane extensions used for locomotion of phagocytosis.

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Cilia

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Short, hairlike projections used for movement.

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Chitin

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Polysaccharide in the cell walls of some fungi.

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Mycelia

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Filaments in fungi specialized for absorption of nutrients.

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Spores

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Microscopic fungal reproductive structures that can induce allergies.

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Mycoses

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Fungal infections.

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Infestation

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Infections involving wormlike parasites known as helminths.

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Ascaris

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Large roundworm intestinal parasite.

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Hookworms

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Intestinal parasitic roundworm.

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Prion

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An infectious microorganism comprised solely of protein.

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Antibiotics

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Drugs used to treat bacterial infections.

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Antibiotic Resistance

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Drug resistance that allows bacteria to adapt and thrive despite the medicine.

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Nucleic Acid Analogues

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Antiviral medications that mimic DNA/RNA bases but have no functions of the virus, causing incorrect replication.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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New infection or an uncommon infection that is increasing in incidence.

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Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

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Diseases increasing in prevalence after being uncommon.

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Metastasize

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Spread of cancer throughout the body

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Tumor/Neoplasm

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Abnormal growth of tissue that is a result of uncontrolled cell growth.

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Benign

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Noncancerous neoplasm/tumor.

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Malignant

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A growth that spreads to invade surrounding tissue and may metastasize to other parts of the body.

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Polyp

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A benign tumor that projects from an epithelial surface.

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Carcinoma

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Type of cancer affecting epithelial tissues, skin, and mucous membranes lining body cavities, or glandular tissue such as breast, liver, or pancreas.

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Sarcoma

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Type of cancer affecting the supportive tissues such as muscle, bone, or cartilage.

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Carcinogens

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Cancer-causing agents or substances.

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