Question | Answer |
Tissue separation | LESION |
Disease resolution by recovery or death | convalescence |
An infection that lasts several days, weeks | CHRONIC |
Infection contracted in a hospital or nursing home | NOSOCOMIAL |
An infection that is rapid and severe | ACUTE |
No apparent symptoms | Latent |
Spreads throughout the body from an inital site | SYSTEMIC |
Disease that is easily spread from one host to another | COMMUNICABLE |
Harmful to cells | TOXIN |
Fever, chills, loss of appetite | SYMPTOM |
Ability to avoid infection | RESISTANCE |
Medication to slow/stop the growth of microorganism | ANTIBIOTIC |
More than one organism | MIXED |
Not a normal port of entry | Intact skin |
The period of time between the incident of an infection and the appearance of symptoms. | INCUBATION PERIOD |
An infection to an existing condition | Secondary disease |
Infection is limited to one organ or site | LOCALIZED |
First occurring infection | PRIMARY DISEASE |
An act to help prevent some infections | VACCINATIONS |
Capable of producing diseases | PATHOGENS |
The ability of an infection to harm | VIRULENCE |
The presence and multiplication of harmful organisms | INFECTION |
Term used when infection is spread from humans to animals | Zoonoses |
Normal Port of Entry for a Pathogen | Breaks in the skin, nose, genitourinary opening |
Special cells in the body recognize pathogens and do what? | Destroy them |