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Lecture Exam 2- Ch. 14: Epidemiology ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
virulence ability of a pathogen to overcome a body defense and cause disease
disease process resulting tissue damage or change in functin/physiology
pathogen/primary pathogen organism or virus that has the ability to cause a disease
, pathology study of disease
etiology the study of the cause of a disease
pathogenesis the development of disease
infection colonization of the body pathogens
symptom a change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease
sign a change in body that can be measured or observed as result of disease
syndrome a specific group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease
communicable disease a disease that is spread from one host to another
contagious disease disease that is easily spread from one host to another
noncommunicable disease disease that is not transmitted from one host to another
incidence fraction of a pop. that contracts a disease (new cases during a specific time
prevalence fraction of a population have a specific disease at a given time
sporadic disease disease that occurs occasionally in a population
endemic disease disease constantly present in a population
epidemic disease disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a short time
pandemic disease worldwide epidemic
herd immunity immunity in most of a population
acute disease symptoms develop rapidly
chronic disease disease develops slowly
subacute disease symptoms between acute and chronic
latent disease disease with a period of no symptoms when the causative agent is inactive
local infection pathogens ae limited to a small area of the body
systemic infection an infection throughout the whole body
focal infection systemic infection that began as a local infection
Lecture Exam 2- Ch. 14: Epidemiology ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
virulence ability of a pathogen to overcome a body defense and cause disease
disease process resulting tissue damage or change in functin/physiology
pathogen/primary pathogen organism or virus that has the ability to cause a disease
, pathology study of disease
etiology the study of the cause of a disease
pathogenesis the development of disease
infection colonization of the body pathogens
symptom a change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease
sign a change in body that can be measured or observed as result of disease
syndrome a specific group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease
communicable disease a disease that is spread from one host to another
contagious disease disease that is easily spread from one host to another
noncommunicable disease disease that is not transmitted from one host to another
incidence fraction of a pop. that contracts a disease (new cases during a specific time
prevalence fraction of a population have a specific disease at a given time
sporadic disease disease that occurs occasionally in a population
endemic disease disease constantly present in a population
epidemic disease disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a short time
pandemic disease worldwide epidemic
herd immunity immunity in most of a population
acute disease symptoms develop rapidly
chronic disease disease develops slowly
subacute disease symptoms between acute and chronic
latent disease disease with a period of no symptoms when the causative agent is inactive
local infection pathogens ae limited to a small area of the body
systemic infection an infection throughout the whole body
focal infection systemic infection that began as a local infection
