BIOL 2460 Microbiology Exam Four - Dylan Parks Questions and Answers 2024/2025
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BIOL 2460
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BIOL 2460
disease
a condition where normal structure and/or function are damaged or impaired
infection
invasion of pathogen or parasite that lead to disease
signs
things that can be directly measured by clinician (ex: blood cell counts)
symptoms
things felt by patient that cannot be cl...
pathogen number starts to decrease; host's immune system is weak and vulnerable to
secondary infection
convalescence
host starts to recover
acute disease
relatively short (hours, days, week)
chronic disease
longer time (months, years, lifetime)
latent disease
comes in episodes; pathogen replicates when disease is active
Koch's postulates
set of standards that must be met to demonstrate that X pathogen causes X disease
Koch's postulates
1) The suspected pathogen must be found in every case of disease and not be found
in healthy individuals.
2) The suspected pathogen can be isolated and grown in pure culture.
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