MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
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characteristics of infectious disease Correct answer--disease
-infection
-signs and symptoms
-syndrome
-signs and symptoms help direct towards diagnosis
-some patients are asymptomatic/subclinical = only signs can be observed thru correct testing
*ex: patient w/herpes and no symptoms
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
-evidence for infection comes from signs and symptoms
signs Correct answer--things that can be directly measured by clinician
-ex blood cell counts
symptoms Correct answer--things felt by patient that cannot be clinically measured
-ex nausea
,MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
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syndrome Correct answer--groups of signs and symptoms that help indicate a particular
disease
classification of disease Correct answer--WHO's international classification of diseases
(IDC) is used globally to classify and monitor diseases
-diseases can be: infectious, communicable, iatrogenic, nosocomial, zoonotic, non-
communicable, and non-infectious
infectious disease Correct answer--disease caused by direct effect of a pathogen
communicable disease Correct answer--capable of spreading person-to-person
(contagious - easily spead)
iatrogenic disease Correct answer--disease acquired as result of medical procedure
nosocomial disease Correct answer--disease acquired from a hospital environment
zoonotic disease Correct answer--disease acquired from an animal
non-communicable disease Correct answer--disease obtained from non-living thing such
as soil or contaminated object
,MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
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non-infectious disease Correct answer--disease not caused by pathogen
periods/stages of disease Correct answer--infectious disease follow 5 stages
1. incubation
2. prodromal
3. illness
4. decline
5. convalescence
incubation stage of disease Correct answer--initial entry of pathogen
-replication begins
prodromal stage of disease Correct answer--replication continues
-host shows signs and symptoms
illness stage of disease Correct answer--signs and symptoms are most severe in host
decline stage of disease Correct answer--pathogen number start to decrease
-host's immune system is weak and vulnerable to secondary infection
, MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
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convalescence stage of disease Correct answer--host starts to recover
acute vs. chronic disease Correct answer--illness period can be variable
-acute disease
-chronic disease
-latent disease
acute disease Correct answer--relatively short
-hours, days, week
chronic disease Correct answer--longer time
-month, years, lifetime
latent disease Correct answer--comes in episodes
-pathogen replicates when disease is active
Koch's postulates Correct answer--set of standards that must be met to demonstrate that
X pathogen causes X disease
-developed 1884 and still used today
1. the suspected pathogen must be found in every case of disease and not to be found in
healthy individuals
Correct
characteristics of infectious disease Correct answer--disease
-infection
-signs and symptoms
-syndrome
-signs and symptoms help direct towards diagnosis
-some patients are asymptomatic/subclinical = only signs can be observed thru correct testing
*ex: patient w/herpes and no symptoms
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
-evidence for infection comes from signs and symptoms
signs Correct answer--things that can be directly measured by clinician
-ex blood cell counts
symptoms Correct answer--things felt by patient that cannot be clinically measured
-ex nausea
,MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
Correct
syndrome Correct answer--groups of signs and symptoms that help indicate a particular
disease
classification of disease Correct answer--WHO's international classification of diseases
(IDC) is used globally to classify and monitor diseases
-diseases can be: infectious, communicable, iatrogenic, nosocomial, zoonotic, non-
communicable, and non-infectious
infectious disease Correct answer--disease caused by direct effect of a pathogen
communicable disease Correct answer--capable of spreading person-to-person
(contagious - easily spead)
iatrogenic disease Correct answer--disease acquired as result of medical procedure
nosocomial disease Correct answer--disease acquired from a hospital environment
zoonotic disease Correct answer--disease acquired from an animal
non-communicable disease Correct answer--disease obtained from non-living thing such
as soil or contaminated object
,MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
Correct
non-infectious disease Correct answer--disease not caused by pathogen
periods/stages of disease Correct answer--infectious disease follow 5 stages
1. incubation
2. prodromal
3. illness
4. decline
5. convalescence
incubation stage of disease Correct answer--initial entry of pathogen
-replication begins
prodromal stage of disease Correct answer--replication continues
-host shows signs and symptoms
illness stage of disease Correct answer--signs and symptoms are most severe in host
decline stage of disease Correct answer--pathogen number start to decrease
-host's immune system is weak and vulnerable to secondary infection
, MICRO EXAM 4 UTA; Questions and Answers %
Correct
convalescence stage of disease Correct answer--host starts to recover
acute vs. chronic disease Correct answer--illness period can be variable
-acute disease
-chronic disease
-latent disease
acute disease Correct answer--relatively short
-hours, days, week
chronic disease Correct answer--longer time
-month, years, lifetime
latent disease Correct answer--comes in episodes
-pathogen replicates when disease is active
Koch's postulates Correct answer--set of standards that must be met to demonstrate that
X pathogen causes X disease
-developed 1884 and still used today
1. the suspected pathogen must be found in every case of disease and not to be found in
healthy individuals
