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Human Bio Test 1

Diseases, STDs, and Cancers

Pathophysiology The study of the physiologic basis of disease.
Etiology The study of the cause of a disease.
Incidence The number of specified new events.
Acute Severe; of short duration
Chronic Less severe; of longer duration
Idiopathic of unknown cause
Communicable transmissible
Epidemic Widespread in a given region
Endemic Continually present in a population of a given region
Diagnosis Determination of the nature of an illness
Symptom change in body function felt by the patient
Sign a. change in body function observable by others b. a change that may be observed or measured
Syndrome Collection of signs and symptoms that are characteristic of a disease or abnormality
Prognosis Prediction of probable out come of disease
Therapy A prescribed course of treatment for a disease.
Parasite organism that lives on or within a host and host's expense
Pathogen any disease causing organism
Opportunist taking hold in a weakened host
Pandemic prevalent throughout an entire country or the world
What shape is Bacilli straight rods, may form spores
What shape is Coccus spheres
What shape is streptococci chains
What shape is staphylococci clusters
What shape is spirochete flexible spirals
What shape is spirilla corkscrew or wavy
Viruses Infections agents that multiply only within living cells
Salmonella, E.Coli, and S.Aureus Organisms that cause food poising
Chemotherapy Examples antibiotics, and antineoplastic agents
Immunotherapy Examples antibody therapy
Increasing population, world travel, and warm climates factors that account for rapid spread of disease
Prion A protein in a misfolded form
Created by: Jeverette
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