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Disease - CORRECT ANSWER a condition where normal structure and/or function are damaged or impaired Infection - CORRECT ANSWER invasion of pathogen or parasite that lead to disease Signs - CORRECT ANSWER things that can be directly measured by clinician (e.g. body temperature) Symptoms - C...

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Chapter 15 UTA Microbiology
Questions With Accurate Answers
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER a condition where normal structure and/or function are damaged or
impaired



Infection - CORRECT ANSWER invasion of pathogen or parasite that lead to disease



Signs - CORRECT ANSWER things that can be directly measured by clinician (e.g. body temperature)



Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER things felt by patient that cannot be clinically measured (e.g. nausea)



Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER groups of signs and symptoms that help indicate a particular disease



Signs and symptoms help direct towards: - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnosis



Asymptomatic/subclinical - CORRECT ANSWER only signs can be observed through correct testing



WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is used globally to: - CORRECT ANSWER classify and
monitor diseases



Infectious - CORRECT ANSWER disease is directly affected by pathogens



Communicable - CORRECT ANSWER capable of spreading person-to-person



Iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER acquired as result of medical procedure



Nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER acquired from hospital setting



Zoonotic - CORRECT ANSWER acquired from animal

, Non-communicable - CORRECT ANSWER obtained from non-living thing such as soil or contaminated
object



Non-infectious - CORRECT ANSWER not caused by pathogen



Periods of Disease - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Incubation

2) Prodromal

3) Illness

4) Decline

5) Convalescence



Incubation - CORRECT ANSWER intial entry of pathogen; replication begins



Prodromal - CORRECT ANSWER Replication continues; host shows signs and symptoms



Illness - CORRECT ANSWER signs and symptoms are most severe in host



Decline - CORRECT ANSWER pathogen number starts to decrease; host's immune system is weak and
vulnerable to secondary infection



Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER host starts to recover



Acute disease - CORRECT ANSWER relatively short; influenza



Chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER longer time; cancer, HIV



Latent disease - CORRECT ANSWER comes in episodes; pathogen replicates when disease is active;
herpes

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