Infectious Diseases, Burns_ATI update (PEDS 602)

INFECTIOUS DISEASESTERMINOLOGY ¡ Host – supports growth of another ¡ Virulence- potential to produce disease ¡ Pathogens –agents that cause disease ¡ Infection/Colonization – presence and multiplication of organisms ¡ Microflora – harmless, helps with digestion and vitamin(K) synthesis ¡ Opportunistic Pathogens – microorganisms produce disease if host is immunocompromisedSYMPTOMATOLOGY ¡ Collection of signs and symptoms expressed by the host during the course of the dis...