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Disease

Infection steps and Pathogens

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incubation, prodromal, illness, decline and recovery Steps to a Disease
absence of any signs or symptoms of disease Incubation
attachment, masking/hiding, evasion and invasion Steps of Incubation
stage of disease when you can observe 1st sign/symptom of disease by sneezing and coughing Prodromal
stage of disease when you really experience full effects of sneezing and coughing Illness
stage of disease when you see the decrease of signs/symptoms of the disease and the numbers of the microbe decreases Decline
stage of disease where sign/symptoms are dissipated, and the microbe is gone through natural means Recovery
study of disease Pathology
study of the identification of the microbe that is causing the disease Etiology
study of how the microbe causes disease Pathogenesis
molecules that enhance a microbes ability to cause disease Virulence Factor
express the right virulence factor at the right time during the incubation stage to advance Sequential Timing
ability to quantify the number of microbes necessary to advance to next stage in Incubation phase Quorum Sensing
microbe has to reach certain concentration before it can cause disease Infection is concentration dependent
destroy RBC Hemolysins
enzymes stop blood from coagulating Coagulases
breaks down extracellular matrix and allows bacteria to enter tissue Collagenases
attachment, masking/hiding and evasion Virulence Factors for Incubation
adhesions: pili and fimbriae Attachment
protein A, capsules and enveloped virus Masking/Hiding
capsules, proteases Evasion
C3a, antibodies, C3b and c5a Proteases Breakdown
proteins that destroy WBC Leukocidins
both organisms benefit from each other Mutalistic
one organism benefits while the other is not harmed Communalistic
one organism benefits and the other is harmed Parastic
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