Infectious Diseases Flashcards
What is a latrogenic disease?
Caused by medical procedures or treatments
What is a neoplastic disease?
A abnormal cell growth
What is a idiopathic disease?
A disease of unknown cause
What is a nosocomial disease?
A disease acquired in a health care setting
What is the definition of pathogenesis?
A set of actual mechanisms by which an etiological factor causes a disease
What are the types of infectious agents?
Respitory
Faecal-oral
Venereal spread
Zoonoses
What is vertical and horizontal spread of infection?
Horizontal is within a population
Vertical is hereditary
What is the difference between true and opportunistic pathogens?
True pathogens overcome host defenses
Opportune cause disease in weakened immune system
What is pathogenicity?
The ability of a pathogen to cause disease
What is virulence?
The extent of pathogenicity
What are the routes of pathogenicity?
Toxicity
Invasiveness
