Vocabulary Flashcards
Etiology
Study of disease
Epidemiology
Study of transmission of disease
Endogenous
Comes from within
Exogenous
Comes from an outside source
Reservoir
Where microorganisms live and reproduce
Endemic
Small # of cases in a specific geographic area
Epidemic
Larger # of cases in a specific geographic area
Pandemic
World wide infection
Endospore
Under unfavorable conditions some microbes change into highly resistant forms called spores/ can not reproduce or cause disease
Capsule
A form a bacteria lives in permanently
Aerobic
Requires oxygen to survive
Anaerobic
Can’t have oxygen to survive
Facultative anaerobic
Can live with aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Coccus
Types of coccus
A kind of bacteria
Diplococcus
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus
Bacillus
(__)rod shape used for sterilization
Spirochete
Spiral, round
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Identifying disease 4
1- sign
2- symptoms
3-syndrome
4-virulance
Modes of disease transmission 8
1- direct. 5- parenteral(cuts)
2- indirect. 6- blood-borne
3- airborne 7- food and water
4- aerosol, spray, spatter. 8- fecal-oral
Definition of naturally acquired immunity
Active immunity: When a person contracted a disease and recovered (created antibodies against pathogen)
Passive immunity: in pregnancy, fetus receives antibodies from placenta
Artificially acquired immunity
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
Sign
Evidence clinician observes
Symptom
The patient tells how he is feeling verbally
Syndrome
Collection of disease
Virulance
How fast is the process the power
Nosocomial
Disease contracted by a patient while under medical care, originated in the hospital
