Intro to PID

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

the invasion and multiplication of pathogens in a individual/population

Question 2

Disease

Answer 2

a disorder of structure or function in the host that adversely impacts the host and is not simply a result of physical injury

Question 3

Infectious diseases

Answer 3

diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms

Question 4

etiology

Answer 4

study of the cause of disease

Question 5

commensalism

Answer 5

a microbe-host relationship in which one organism derives benefits while the other is unaffected

Question 6

parasitism

Answer 6

a microbe-host relationship in which one organism derives benefits at the expense of the other

Question 7

pathogen

Answer 7

a microbe capable of causing disease

Question 8

Obligate pathogen

Answer 8

a microbe that must produce disease to transmit and survive evolutionary

Question 9

facultative pathogen

Answer 9

microbes that can infect/multiply in hosts OR in the evironment

Question 10

commensal pathogen

Answer 10

a mircobe that is commonly found within indigenous microbiota that can cause disease in normal hosts with some regularity

Question 11

opportunistic pathogens

Answer 11

a microbe that MIGHT cause disease in an immune-compromised host

Question 12

environmental pathogens

Answer 12

a microbe capable of causing disease that is transmitted to the host from an environmental source (i.e. water or soil)

Question 13

zoonotic pathogen

Answer 13

a microbe that is a colonizer/pathogen in animals that can be transmitted to humans through vectors or direct contact with the animal