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Chapter 4: 10-31-10
Southeastern Institute - Chapter 4: Swedish Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Source of infection | Reservoir |
| Organism in which disease-causing agents or pathogens reside | Host |
| Disease causing agent | Pathogen |
| Entities such as mold or yeast | Fungi |
| Nonliving entities that can replicate themselves only within the cell of a living plant or animal | Virus |
| Inanimate object | Fomite |
| Organisms that live in or on a host organism and rely on the host for nourishment | Parasites |
| Established universal precautions to reduce the transmission of communicable diseases | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Passing of microorganisms from one person to another | Cross contamination |
| Application of measures to promote a healthful, disease-free environment | Sanitation |
| Best habit of infection control | Hand washing |
| Principles of health preservation | Hygiene |
| A condition of physical, mental and social well-being in the absence of disease or other abnormal condition | Health |
| Mandatory hand washing, use of gloves, protective eyewear, masks for the nose and face, protective clothing, laundering linens and uniforms, cleaning and disinfecting equipment | Univeral precautions |
| Means present at birth | Congenital |
| Constancy of the body's internal environment | Homeostasis |
| Illness characterized by certain signs and symptoms | Disease |
| Objective changes in the body that can be observed and measured such as swelling, rashes, fever, high blood pressure and paralysis | Signs |
| Subjective changes in the body of which only the person experiencing them is aware, such as headaches, nausea and anxiety | Symptoms |
| A group of signs and symptoms that present a pattern to define a particular disease or abnormality | Syndrome |
| Diseases affecting only one area of the body, such as foot fungus | Local |
| Diseases affecting large parts of the body or the entire body | Systemic |
| Diseases that have an abrupt onset of severe symptoms that run a brief course and then resolve or cause death | Acute |
| Diseases that develop slowly and last a lifetime or longer than 6 months | Chronic |
| Describes a condition in which a person appears to be well with regard to absence of measurable signs but is still experiencing symptoms | Subacute |
| Science and skill of distinguishing diseases or disorders from one another based on signs and symptoms of the patient, physical examination and specialized testing | Diagnosing |
| Diseases marked by inappropriate or excessive response of the body's immune system | Autoimmune |
| Diseases characterized by uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells | Cancerous |
| Synonymous with the word tumor | Neoplasm |
| Study of tumors | Oncology |
| Cancerous tumors | Malignant |
| Spreading of cancer cells | Metastasize |
| Tumors that do not metastasize | Benign |
| Diseases caused by a lack ofessential vitamins, minerals or nutrients in the individual's diet or caused by an inability to properly digest and absorb a particular nutrient | Deficiency |
| Associated with the disease process, periods of full-blown symptoms | Exacerbation |
| Associated with the diease process, periods of partial or complete disappearance of symptoms | Remission |
| Disease in which body tissues break down by overuse or as a reult of the aging process | Degenerative |
| Disease caused by an abnormal genetic code | Genetic |
| Diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa or parasites | Infectious |
| Synonymous with the term infectious | Communicable |
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