Misc

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Short-term active infection w/ symptoms

Question 2

Chronic

Answer 2

Long-term active infection w/ symptoms

Question 3

Subclinical

Answer 3

Infection is detectable only by serological (blood) tests

Question 4

Latent

Answer 4

No active growth of microbe, but potential for reactivation

Question 5

Carrier

Answer 5

active growth of microbe w/ or w/o symptoms

Question 6

Endemic

Answer 6

infections occurs at minimal levels w/in a population

Question 7

Epidemic

Answer 7

infections occurs at above normal levels w/in a population

Question 8

Pandemic

Answer 8

infections occurs worldwide

Question 9

Symbiosis

Answer 9

association between 2 different organisms that live close to each other w/ or w/o mutual benefit

Question 10

Mutalism

Answer 10

both organisms benefit from each other

Question 11

Commensalism

Answer 11

One organism benefits while the other neither benefits or is harmed

Question 12

Parasitism

Answer 12

one organism benefits, one is harmed

Question 13

Abscess

Answer 13

acute inflammatory lesin consisting of pus surrounded by a cellular wall

Question 14

Granuloma

Answer 14

Chronic inflammatory lesion of granulation tissue

• fibrosis
• angiogenesis
• inflammatory cells

Question 15

Cyst

Answer 15

epithelial lined sac filled with fluid or air

Question 16

Cellulitis

Answer 16

acute, diffuse swelling along fascial planes that separate muscle bundles
* Ludwigs angina - cellulitis that involves submandibular, sublingual, and submental facial spaces bilaterally