PROCESSOF INFECTION Flashcards
1
Q
The time between the entry of the
microorganisms into the body and the onset of the symptoms
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Incubation Period (1st stage)
2
Q
Organism adapts to the person and multiplies sufficiently to produce an infection
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Incubation Period (1st stage)
3
Q
Infected persons are infectious and most likely to spread the infecting organisms
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Prodromal Phase (2nd stages)
4
Q
Early signs and symptoms are fatigue, body malaise, fever, etc.
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Prodromal Phase (2nd stages)
5
Q
Full stage / illness period
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Active Phase (3rd stage)
6
Q
All the characteristic signs and symptoms of the disease are at their peak
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Active Phase (3rd stage)
7
Q
Symptoms begin to diminish and eventually disappear
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Convalescence (4th stage)
