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MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers % Correct characteristics of infectious disease Correct answer--disease -infection -signs and symptoms -syndrome -signs and symptoms help direct towards diagnosis -some patients are asymptomatic/subclinical = only signs can be observed thru correct te...

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characteristics of infectious disease Correct answer--disease

-infection

-signs and symptoms

-syndrome

-signs and symptoms help direct towards diagnosis

-some patients are asymptomatic/subclinical = only signs can be observed thru correct testing

*ex: patient w/herpes and no symptoms




disease Correct answer--a condition where normal structure and/or function are
damaged or impaired




infection Correct answer--invasion of pathogen or parasite that lead to disease

-evidence for infection comes from signs and symptoms




signs Correct answer--things that can be directly measured by clinician

-ex blood cell counts




symptoms Correct answer--things felt by patient that cannot be clinically measured

-ex nausea

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syndrome Correct answer--groups of signs and symptoms that help indicate a particular
disease




classification of disease Correct answer--WHO's international classification of diseases
(IDC) is used globally to classify and monitor diseases

-diseases can be: infectious, communicable, iatrogenic, nosocomial, zoonotic, non-
communicable, and non-infectious




infectious disease Correct answer--disease caused by direct effect of a pathogen




communicable disease Correct answer--capable of spreading person-to-person
(contagious - easily spead)




iatrogenic disease Correct answer--disease acquired as result of medical procedure




nosocomial disease Correct answer--disease acquired from a hospital environment




zoonotic disease Correct answer--disease acquired from an animal




non-communicable disease Correct answer--disease obtained from non-living thing such
as soil or contaminated object

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non-infectious disease Correct answer--disease not caused by pathogen




periods/stages of disease Correct answer--infectious disease follow 5 stages

1. incubation

2. prodromal

3. illness

4. decline

5. convalescence




incubation stage of disease Correct answer--initial entry of pathogen

-replication begins




prodromal stage of disease Correct answer--replication continues

-host shows signs and symptoms




illness stage of disease Correct answer--signs and symptoms are most severe in host




decline stage of disease Correct answer--pathogen number start to decrease

-host's immune system is weak and vulnerable to secondary infection

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convalescence stage of disease Correct answer--host starts to recover




acute vs. chronic disease Correct answer--illness period can be variable

-acute disease

-chronic disease

-latent disease




acute disease Correct answer--relatively short

-hours, days, week




chronic disease Correct answer--longer time

-month, years, lifetime




latent disease Correct answer--comes in episodes

-pathogen replicates when disease is active




Koch's postulates Correct answer--set of standards that must be met to demonstrate that
X pathogen causes X disease

-developed 1884 and still used today

1. the suspected pathogen must be found in every case of disease and not to be found in
healthy individuals

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