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Lecture 14 - Principles of Disease & Epidemiology Flashcards

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etiology

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the cause of a disease

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pathogenesis

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how a disease develops

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-genesis

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to produce/origin

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path/o

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disease

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5
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virulence factors

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factors that make a pathogen more pathogenic

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What is the basis for disease?

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cellular damage

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signs

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OBJECTIVE evidence of disease and can be measured

(temp, blood pressure, sweating, etc)

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symptoms

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SUBJECTIVE evidence of disease - cannot be observed by others, but can be explained by the patient

(throbbing, pain, headache, hot, etc)

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9
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Is bacteria ever normally found internally?

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No.

Bacteria should only ever be found on external surfaces (remember: your GI tract is considered external).

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10
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What percent of your cells are bacteria versus human?

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90% bacteria
10% human

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11
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Lactobacillus accidophilus produces _______.

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Lactic Acid

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competetive inhibition AKA microbial antagonism

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normal bacteria protect against harmful microorganism simply by taking up space so that there is no room for harmful microorganisms to easily take up residence and cause adverse effects

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13
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Where in the body is Lactobacillus acidophilus commonly found?

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the vagina

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Symbiotic Relationship

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the relationship between two species

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Name the 3 main types of Symbiotic Relationships

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  • Mutualism
  • Commensalism
  • Parasitism
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Mutualism

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both organisms benefit

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Parasitism

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one oragnism benefits while the other is harmed

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Commensalism

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one organism benefits while the other is unaffected

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19
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What two vitamins does E. coli produce?

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B12 and K vitamins

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When is it strongly recommended to take probiotics?

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When you are on strong antibiotics

  • this helps to replace bacteria killed off by the antibiotic with bacteria that will be beneficial to you
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Prebiotics

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contains carbohydrates to feed the probiotics

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Common treatment for C. diff

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Fecal Transplant AKA Fecal Bacteriotherapy

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23
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What is the purpose of preempt probiotics?

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It is sprayed onto baby chicks so that it will eventually get into their gut and competetively inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria such as salmonella

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opportunistic pathogen

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bacteria that are normally harmless, but become harmful when they get somewhere in the body where they normally are not found or the person is immunocompromised

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Where in the body is Neisseria meningitidis normally found?

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the respiratory tract

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ectopic

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an abnormal place or position

27
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Koch’s Postulates

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specific microbes cause specific diseases

i.e. Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax

28
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List a few limitations to Koch’s Postulates

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  • not all pathogens can be easily cultured
  • some illnesses (signs and symptoms) can be caused by several different pathogens
  • some pathogens can cause several different diseases depending where it settles in the body
29
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communicable disease

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disease that spreads from one person to another

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Direct Transmission of Disease

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direct transmission of disease from one host to another

(i.e. kissing/sex, droplets less than 1 meter distance, bites from vectors such as mosquitoes or fleas)

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Indirect Transmission

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transmission of disease from food, water, air droplets that have traveled a long distance, or fomites

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fomite

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contaminated objects carrying pathogenic bacteria
(i.e. doorknobs, utensils, clothes, etc)

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zoonotic disease

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disease tranmitted from animals to people
(i.e rabies)

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reservoir

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source of infection

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noncommunicable disease

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diseases that cannot be passed from one person to another (i.e. cancer, diabetes, UTI, tetanus)

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incidence

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the number of NEW cases of disease

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prevalence

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the TOTAL number of cases of disease (new and old combined)

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endemic

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the regular occurence of disease within an area

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epidemic

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the widespread occurence of a disease within an area at a particular time

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pandemic

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widespread occurence of disease
(generally transcending national boundaries)

41
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Which type of viruses mutate faster? DNA or RNA viruses?

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RNA virues

42
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Describe the Stages of Disease

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  • Incubation Period: the person is infected, but has no signs or symptoms yet
  • Prodromal Period: early, non-specific signs and symptoms of disease #malaise
  • Period of Illness
  • Death (IF the immune system or medical treatments fail)
  • Period of Decline - signs and symptoms start to improve as the pathogen is killed off
  • Period of Convalescence
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Incubation Period

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the time in which a person is infected with a pathogen before they begin to exhibit signs and symptoms

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Prodromal Period

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the period of time in which one has been infected with a pathogen, but it’s still early and signs and symptoms experienced are non-specific (i.e. feeling of malaise)

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Period of Convalescence

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the period in which a person is nearly fully recovered from their illness

46
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Nosocomial Infections

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infections acquired at a hospital or other healthcare setting

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Iatrogenic Disease

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infections acquired due to the careless actions of a healthcare worker

48
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Two Most Common Sites of Nosocomial Infections

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UTIs & Surgical Site Infections

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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Emerging Infection Diseases

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diseases that are new or changing or showing an increase in incidence

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Notifiable Infectious Disease

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diseases which providers are required by law to reprot to the US Public Health Service when a patient is diagnosed

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MMWR

A

Morbitity & Mortality Weekly Report

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morbidity

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mortality

55
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the number of NEW cases of disease

56
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the TOTAL number of cases of disease (new and old combined)

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prevalence

57
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the regular occurence of disease within an area

58
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the widespread occurence of a disease within an area at a particular time

59
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CDC

A

Centers for Disease Control

60
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The CDC is an agency within the _______.

A

US Public Health Service

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