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Etiology

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Study of disease

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Epidemiology

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Study of transmission of disease

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Endogenous

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Comes from within

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Exogenous

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Comes from an outside source

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Reservoir

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Where microorganisms live and reproduce

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Endemic

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Small # of cases in a specific geographic area

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Epidemic

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Larger # of cases in a specific geographic area

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Pandemic

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World wide infection

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Endospore

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Under unfavorable conditions some microbes change into highly resistant forms called spores/ can not reproduce or cause disease

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Capsule

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A form a bacteria lives in permanently

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Aerobic

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Requires oxygen to survive

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Anaerobic

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Can’t have oxygen to survive

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Facultative anaerobic

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Can live with aerobic and anaerobic respiration

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Coccus

Types of coccus

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A kind of bacteria
Diplococcus
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus

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Bacillus

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(__)rod shape used for sterilization

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Spirochete

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Spiral, round

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Identifying disease 4

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1- sign
2- symptoms
3-syndrome
4-virulance

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Modes of disease transmission 8

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1- direct. 5- parenteral(cuts)
2- indirect. 6- blood-borne
3- airborne 7- food and water
4- aerosol, spray, spatter. 8- fecal-oral

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Definition of naturally acquired immunity

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Active immunity: When a person contracted a disease and recovered (created antibodies against pathogen)
Passive immunity: in pregnancy, fetus receives antibodies from placenta

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Artificially acquired immunity

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Active immunization: the weakened disease-causing organisms are introduced in the body, so that it creates antibodies(vaccines)
Passive immunization: short term immunization done after or to avoid a potential exposure

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Sign

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Evidence clinician observes

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Symptom

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The patient tells how he is feeling verbally

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Syndrome

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Collection of disease

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Virulance

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How fast is the process the power

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Nosocomial

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Disease contracted by a patient while under medical care, originated in the hospital

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