Class Final Flashcards
Pathology
study of disease
Pathogenesis
manner in which a disease develops
Infection
invasion or colonization of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Disease
change from a state of health
Normal flora
microbiota, microorganisms that carry out normal processes
Transient microbiota
live in or on you for a while and then leaves
-group b strep
opportunistic pathogens
normal flora given the right opportunity can be infectious
signs
what you can see/measure
symptoms
what the patient feels
incubation
bacteria growing but you have no signs and symptoms
prodromal stage
symptoms but very general
illness stage
characteristic symptoms
period of decline
illness declines
period of resolution
illness is basically gone
three types of spread
communicable, contagious, noncommunicable
communicable
can be passed
contagious
can be passed very readily
noncommunicable
cannot be passed from person to person
Sporadic
no real pattern
endemic
constantly present
epidemic
disease occurring in excess of normal epidemic
pandemic
worldwide epidemic
Acute
rapid onset, rapid clearing
chronic
slow onset, last very long
latent
show symptom, periods in-between
Local infection
strep, cut, old
systemic infection
whole body
primary infection
first infection followed by secondary