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Microbio -1- Infectious disease intro

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A pathological condition of body parts or tissues with identifiable signs and symptoms   disease  
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disease caused by an infectious agents such as bacteria, virus, protozoan or fungus   infectious disease  
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occurs when infectious agent enters body and begins to reproduce   infection  
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term for an infectious agent that causes disease   pathogen  
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organism infected by an infectious agent   host  
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the relative ability of an infectious agent to cause rapid and severe disease in a host is called   virulence  
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the degree of resistance a host has to a particular infectious agent   immunity  
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What fraction of deaths world wide are caused by infectious disease   1/4 to 1/3  
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what accounts for 1/2 of all deaths of children under 5   infectious disease  
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what are the top killer infectious disease in the world   HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria,  
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incubation period   time between infection and appearance of signs and symptoms  
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Prodromal phase   mild nonspecific symptoms signaling onset of disease  
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point of disease when host experiences typical signs and symptoms essentially feels like crap   clinical phase  
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Phase when signs and symptoms start to subside   decline phase  
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recovery phase   symptoms have disappeared and the patient begins to recover  
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Acute disease   develops and runs course quickly  
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Chronic disease   develops slowly and is usually less severe but can last for a long time  
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Latent disease   alternates between periods of infection and times with no disease apparent  
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infection contained to specific area of the body   local infection  
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generalized illness affecting most parts of the body   systemic  
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initial infection in a previously healthy individual   primary infection  
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infection that occurs in a person weakened by a primary infection   secondary infection  
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How do infectious agents cause disease   production of poisons (enzymes or toxins that destroy cells or tissues direct invasion and destruction of host cells triggering host immune system which leads to disease's signs and symptoms  
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Remember that personal characteristics provide chink in host's armor to allow disease   ok  
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What disease thrives on malnutrition and alcoholism   TB  
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Disease that takes advantage of dirt and body hair   staph aureus  
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flourishes with testosterone and hormonal changes especially in teenagers   propionibacterium acne  
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likes it when we don't dry between our toes   atheletes foot  
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What infection thrive when antibiotics kill off microbiological competitors   Candida and C difficile, and ecoli staph epidermidis  
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do diseases run the same course in all individuals   no most disease are different for people some people get deathly ill while others hardly get sick at all  
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what is the likelihood that you will get infected with rabies or plague if exposed   100%  
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