HOSA Pathophysiology Disease process and Terminology Already Passed

HOSA Pathophysiology Disease process and Terminology Already Passed homeostasis - stability of the body aysmptomatic - showing no symptoms of disease pathogenesis - development of disease acute - abrupt onset of more or less severe symptoms that run a brief course (usually less than six months) then resolves or results in death chronic - lasts longer than six months predisposing factors (risk factors) - makes a person or group more vulnerable to disease (age, gender, lifestyle, environment, heredity) acute inflammation - normal protective response to injury/disease, accompanied with redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function widespread inflammation - marked by fever, malaise, and loss of appetite necrosis - death of tissue E. coli - colon, manure; causes enteritis infection Staph aureus - skin, hair, anterior nares,causes wound infection, pneumonia, food poisoning, cellultis