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Disease and disease-Producing Organisms

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Definition
Disease   Abnormality of the structure or function of a part,organ,or sytems  
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Pathophysiology   Study of the physiologic basis of disease  
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Etiology   The study of a disease's cause or theory  
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Idiopathic (Idio)   A disease without a known cause (self-originating)  
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iatrogenic Disease (iatro)   The adverse effects of treatment, including drug treatment and surgery (Physician or medicine)  
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Epidemiology   Study of disease in populations  
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Epidemic   A occurrence of a disease among many people at the same time  
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Endemic   Describing a disease that is found at low incidence but constantly within the population of a given region  
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Pandemic (pan)   Disease that is prevalent through out an entire country ,Continent ,or the world (all)  
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Diagnosis   The nature of identity of the illness  
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Symtoms   Disease conditions experienced by the patient  
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Signs   Objective manifestations,a rash a rapid pulse or wheezing  
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Syndrome   A complex disorder characterized by a cluster of typical symptoms and signs  
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Acute   Severe but last a short time  
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Chronic   Often less severe but are likely to be continuous or recurring for long periods  
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Subacute   Intermediate between acute and chronic. not a severe as acute disorders nor as long lasting as chronic ones  
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Prognosis (gnosis)   A prediction of the probable outcome of the disease (knowledge)  
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Therapy   A course of treament  
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Microorganisms (micro) (organism)   A tiny living thing, too small to be seen by the naked eye (very small) (anything having life)  
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Parasites   Organisms that live on or within a living host at the host exense  
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Host   An organism where parasites live  
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Pathogen   Any disease-causing microorganism  
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Infection   Invasion of the body by microorganisms that result in illness  
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Virulence   has the ability to cause disease  
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Systemic   An infection or condition  
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Opportunistic infection   An infection that takes hold because the host has been compromised or weakened  
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Communicable Disease   One that can be transmitted from one person to another contagious  
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Vector   An insect or other animal that transmits a disease causing organism from one host to another  
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Microbiology   The study of micro spic organisms  
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Bacteria   Single cell organisms that grow in a variety of environments  
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Viruses   Small infectious agents that can multiply only within living cells  
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Fungi (myclo)   Single celled yeasts and multi cellular molds (fungus)  
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Protozoa   single-cell amimals  
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Anaerobic   Can grow only in the absence of oxygen  
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Aerobic   Requires oxygen  
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Facultative anaerobes   Can use oxygen if it is present but are able to grow without oxygen if it is not avaliable  
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Endospores   produce resistant forms that develops in side some bacteria  
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Toxins   Produced posin  
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Helminths   Many spices of worms  
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Arthropods   Diverse group of organisms including insects and arachnids  
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Asepsis   A condition in which no pathogens are present  
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Sterilization   kill every living microorganism on or with it  
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Disinfection   Chemicals that kill most microorganisms  
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Antiseptic   disinfectants applied o skin and other living surfaces  
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Antibiotics   A substance produced by living cells that has the power to kill or arrest the growth of bacteria  
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Nosocomial (nosocomial)   infections in the hospital (hospital)  
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