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MA 110 Lab II
chap 18-unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antitoxin | a protein that defends the body against toxins |
| Attenuated | Diluted |
| Ampule | a small glass container that can be sealed and its contents sterilized |
| Haemophilus | Bacterial strains that grow best in Hemoglobin |
| Intradermal | within the skin |
| Immunization | the process of rendering a patient immune |
| Intravenous | within the vein |
| subcutaneous | beneath the skin |
| Vaccine | any substance for prevention of a disease |
| Booster | a subsequent injection of immunizing; substance to increase or re-new immunity |
| Catarrhal Stage | inflammation of mucous membranes |
| cholera | an acute;specific, infectious disease characterized by diarrhea, painful cramps of muscles and tendency to collapse |
| Debridement | to clean up or remove, as is done with damaged tissue around a wound |
| Decline Stage | Becoming less intense, subsiding, a period of time when the symptoms of disease start to disappear |
| Diphtheria | An acute infectious disease characterized by the formation of a false membrane on any mucous surface, usually in the air passages, interfering with breathing |
| Epiglottitis | an inflammation of the epiglottis |
| Epinephrine | Adrenaline, a response to danger,excitement,has such affects as: quickening of the heartbeat and increasing blood pressure |
| Flu | Short for influenza, an illness caused by a group of viruses that infect the respiratory tract |
| Haemophilus | (HIP) Type B; A bacterium responsible for a range of serious diseases, including; meningitis, epiglottitis, pneumonia and joint or skin infection, mostly affecting children under age 5 |
| Hepatitis B | (HBV) An inflammation of the liver caused by a DNA VIRUS, Transmitted through infected blood,sexual contact and from mother to child during child birth. |
| Immunization | Treatment to create immunity |
| Incubation | the period between infection and manifestation of the disease |
| Influenza | A viral infection of the respiratory tract. (also called the flu) |
| Insulin | A hormone secreted by the pancreas that regulates glycogen storage in the liver, also produced as a medication for people with diabetes |
| Intradermal | (ID) Situated or occuring within the layers of the skin(example site for T skin test) |
| Intramuscular | (IM)SITUATED OR OCCURING WITH IN A MUSCLE |
| Intravenous | (IV)Administered into vein |
| Lethal | Relating to or causing death |
| Measles | An acute and contagious disease, caused by the Varicella Virus,that occurs during childhood. Marked by ,a cough, fever and rash of red spots on the skin, Vaccination can often prevent it.(also known as RUBEOLA) |
| Meningitis | inflammation of the meninges brain of the brain or spinal cord caused by Bacterial or Viral infection (Can Be Fatal) |
| Mumps | an extremely contagious acute viral disease that causes swelling of the parotid glands at the angles of the jaws(in childhood males it may cause sterility |
| Paroxysmal Stage | |
| Pertussis | An acute infection of larynx,trachea and bronchi, caused by the bacteria (Bordetella Pertussis) Also called Whooping Cough |
| Photophobia | Sensitive to light in the eye |
| Retardation | slowness in progress, the condition of being slow in mental or physical development |
| Rubella | A virus capable of causing birth defects in a fetus if occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy. The disease it self is mild with a rash and some swelling (Also called German Measles) |
| Sensitivity | The condition of being sensitive. The capacity of a sense organ to respond to stimulus |
| Series | |
| Subcutaneous | (SUBQ)Under the skin |
| Tetanus | An acute and potentially fatal disease of the central nervous system that is caused by infection with the (clostridium tetani) bacterium and results in painful muscle spasms, Bacterium is common in soil and infects wounds with dead tissue; such as |
| Puncture wounds,cuts,or Burns(informally called LOCK JAW) |
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