Introduction to infectious diseases
– Definitions
Disease = a pathological condition of body parts or tissues characterized by an
identifiable group of signs and symptoms
Infectious disease = disease caused by an infectious agent such as a
bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus that can be passed on to others
Infection = occurs when an infectious agent enters the body and begins to
reproduce; may or may not lead to disease
Pathogen = an infectious agent that causes disease
Host = an organism infected by another organism
Virulence = the relative ability of an agent to cause rapid and severe disease
in a host.
– Koch’s postulates = demonstrating that a disease is caused by a particular agent
Specific agent must be associated with every case of disease
The agent must be isolated from a diseased host and grown in culture
When the culture-grown agent is introduced into a healthy susceptible host,
the agent must cause the same disease
The same agent must again be isolated from the infected experimental host
– Infectious disease agents
Most infectious agents that cause disease are microscopic in size microbes
Not all microbes are bad digestive system
Groups of agents;
Bacteria
Viruses
Protozoa
Fungi
Helminths
Transmission of infectious diseases agents that cause infectious diseases
can be transmitted in many ways
Air
Body fluids
Contaminated objects or food
Animal vectors
– Phases of infectious disease
Incubation period = time between infection and the appearance of signs and
symptoms can be contagious
Prodromal phase = mild, nonspecific symptoms that signal onset of some
diseases
Clinical phase = a person experiences typical signs and symptoms of disease
Decline phase = subsidence of symptoms
Recovery phase = symptoms have disappeared, tissues heal, and the body
regains strength
– Classification of infectious disease
By duration
Acute develops and runs its course quickly
, Chronic develops more slowly and is usually less severe, but may
persist for a long indefinite period of time
Latent characterized by periods of no symptoms between
outbreaks of illness
By location
Local confined to a specific area of the body
Systemic a generalized illness that infects most of the body with
pathogens distributed widely in tissues
By timing
Primary initial infection in a preciously healthy person
Secondary infection that occurs in a person weakened by a primary
infection.
– How infectious agents cause disease
Production of poisons, such as toxins and enzymes, that destroy cells and
tissues.
Direct invasion and destruction of host cells
Triggering responses from the host’s immune system leading to disease signs
and symptoms
– Reducing the spread of infectious diseases
Vaccines
Most effective to prevent the spread
Weakened of just components of the pathogen stimulating the
immune system to fight of infection
Antimicrobial drugs
Antibiotics work only for some types of infections
Not for viral infections
Bacteria are becoming more resistant
Good personal hygiene and sanitation
Protection against mosquitoes
Quarantine
– Emerging infectious diseases
Emerging diseases are those that have recently appeared within a population,
or whose incidence or geographic range is increasing rapidly
Disease can emerge or re-emerge due to;
Appearance of a previously unknown agent
Evolution of a new infectious agent
Spread of an infectious agent to a new host
Spread of an infectious agent to new locations
Acquisition of resistance to antic-microbial drugs
Deliberate introduction into a population
Kanker
– Tumoren
Aandoening die wordt gekenmerkt doordat cellen zich onbeheerst blijven
vermenigvuldigen en vervolgens infiltreren in het omliggende weefsel
Ongecontroleerde en autonome deling van eigen lichaamscellen leidt tot
tumoren goed of kwaadaardig
Goedaardige tumor
, Langzame groeisnelheid
Expansieve groeiwijze
Duidelijke begrenzing
Geen uitzaaiing
Hoge differentiatie
Kwaadaardige tumor
Tegenovergesteld van goedaardige tumor
Infiltratieve groeiwijze
Infiltrerende tumor
Cel afbakening is rommelig
Geen duidelijke begrenzing
Metastasering = uitzaaiing
Nieuw gezwel op een andere plek
Gaan vaak uit vanuit een enkele cel
Kan via bloed en lymfevaten
Overlevingskansen zijn significant toegenomen
Dankzij veel aandacht en onderzoek
Aantallen zullen blijven stijgen
Onderliggende oorzaken van kanker niet aangepakt ongezonde
levensstijl
– Soorten tumor en classificatie
Carcniomen uit eptiheel = tumoren in de bovenste laag van huid en slijmvlies
Sarcomen uit steunweefsel = tumoren die voorkomen in bot, bind, vet en
spierweefsel
Maligne lymfomen uit lymfeweefsel bijvoorbeeld leukemie (bloedkankers)
Blastomen uit cellen van zich ontwikkelend weefsel = blasten zijn cellen
waaruit andere cellen zich ontwikkelen vaak erfelijk
Kiemceltumoren uit kiemcellen
Gevolgen van kankers
Weefselbeschadiging met secundaire functies
Vaatwandbeschadiging met bloeding
Doorgroei van tumor in buikholte etc. met infecties
Obstructies van organen; longen, darmen, etc.
Algemene verschijnselen; gewichtsverlies, koorts anemie, etc.
– Oorzaken van kanker
Soort genetische ziekte genetische mutaties leiden ertoe dat cellen sneller
gaan delen of de groei niet wordt geremd
Kan verworven zijn; ioniserende straling, chemische carcinogenen o.i.d.
Genen kunnen ook een rol spelen; grotere kansen
Proto-oncogenen
Zorgen vaak voor de overdracht van groeisignalen van cel naar cel
Door mutatie kan een proto-oncogen voortdurend aan blijven staan
en oncogen worden
Activiteiten van oncogenen; overproductie groeifactoren,
veranderende receptor, foute signaaltransductie, veranderende
transcriptiefactoren
Tumorsuppressorgenen
, Belemmeren de celdeling
Mechanismen: productie eiwitten die celdeling remmen, onderbreken
signaaltransductie, wegvangen Ras, remmen transcriptie
Introductie van deze genen kan ongeremd deling remmen
Bescherming tegen onbehouwen celdeling
Apoptose-cellen = zelfmoord door beschadigde cellen
DNA-repairgenen zorgen dat mutaties in DNA worden hersteld
Detectiemethoden voor kanker
Genetische testen
Betere beeldvormen CT-scan, radiodiagnostistiek
Tumormerkers
Klassieke kankertherapie
Chirurgie = weghalen van de tumoren en kankercellen
Bestraling = radiotherapie, doden van kankercellen door ioniserende
straling
Chemotherapie
Nieuw doelwitten kankertherapie: angiogenese en immuuntherapie
Hormoontherapie
Doelgerichte therapie zoals monoklonale antilichamen
Immuuntherapie: afstoting van tumor induceren bijvoorbeeld met
checkpointremmers
Medicijnen
– Etiologie, fenomenologie en disvalue
Fenomenologisch = ziekte vanuit set symptomen en terug te leiden zijn naar
een oorzaak
Etiologie = de oorzaak van de symptomen
Normatief = een situatie die een persoon niet in staat stelt mee te doen met
de maatschappij
3 elementen
Symptomen
Beperkingen in functioneren
Prognose
Observeerbaar nodig symptomen
Genetisch
Omgevingsfactoren oorzaak
Interventies om ziekte te bestrijden
Symptomen wegnemen
Prognoses verbeteren
– Medische behandelingen
Medische behandelingen = alle typen behandelingen die ingezet worden om
iets te doen tegen symptomen, beperkingen en slechte prognoses
Doelen vs typen
Types;
Medicijnen
Advies en counseling
Psychologische hulp
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