Infections Flashcards
1
Q
time between catching the infection and symptoms appearing
A
incubation
2
Q
microorganism that produce disease
A
pathogen
3
Q
ability of an organism to produce disease
A
virulence
4
Q
place where infectious agents normally live
A
reservoir
5
Q
diseases considered to be great public health concerns
A
reportable disease
6
Q
transmittable between animals and humans
A
zoonotic
7
Q
prokaryotic organism, gram + and gram -
A
bacteria
8
Q
eukaryotic organism, yeast and molds
A
fungi
9
Q
replicate inside living organisms, can infect all life forms
A
viruses
10
Q
organism that takes advantage of a host
A
parasites
11
Q
tapeworms aka…
A
cestodes
12
Q
flukes aka…
A
trematodes
13
Q
flatworms aka…
A
platyhelminthes
14
Q
common names for aschelminthes
A
roundworms, whipworms, hookworms, pinworms
