Ch.14 Principles Of Disease Flashcards

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Pathology: the study of —

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Disease

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Etiology: the — of a —

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  1. Cause
  2. Disease
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Pathogenesis: the — of —

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  1. Development
  2. Disease
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Infection: — or — of the body by —

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  1. Invasion or Colonization
  2. Pathogens
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Disease: an — state in which the body in not performing ——

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  1. Abnormal
  2. Normal Functions
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—— may be present for days, weeks, or months

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Transient Microbiota

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—— permanently colonize the host and do not cause disease under normal conditions

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Normal Microbiota

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——— analyzes relationships between microbial communities on the body and human health

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Human Microbiome Project

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Normal Microbiota:
~ Distribution and composition of normal microbiota are determined by many factors
* —, — and — factors, ——, — factors

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  1. Nutrient
  2. Physical and Chemical Factors
  3. Host Defenses
  4. Mechanical Factors
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Normal Flora:
~ The microorganisms that live with us — are called our normal biota (normal flora)
~ They thrive and multiply because they are — to life on our bodies
~ When we are healthy, the number of microbial cells in or on our body is —— greater than the number of human cell we are made of
~ Under most circumstances, they ———

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  1. Stably
  2. Adapted
  3. 10 times
  4. Don’t Cause Disease
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Normal Flora:
~ A baby begins to acquire its normal microbiota as it passes through the ——
~ Baby can also be infected if — are present, even though the mother shows no symptoms
~ By the time the baby is — week old, the population of microorganisms on the body became similar to population on — humans

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  1. Birth Canal
  2. Pathogens
  3. Two
  4. All
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5 Roles of Normal Flora:
1. ——: the most significant role, normal flora protect the host against colonization by pathogen
2. Stimulate ——
3. Provide —— and ——
4. Can be the —— of —
5. Help —

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  1. Microbial Antagonism
  2. Immune System
  3. Vitamin B12 and Vitamin K
  4. Common Source of Infection
  5. Digestion
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—— is a competition between microbes

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Microbial Antagonism (competitive exclusion)

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Normal microbiota protect the host by:
~ Competing for —
~ Producing substances — to invading microbes
~ Affecting — and available —

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  1. Nutrients
  2. Harmful
  3. pH, Oxygen
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Symbiosis is the relationship between —— and the —

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  1. Normal Microbiota
  2. Host
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Symbiosis:
~ Commensalism: one organism —, and the other is —

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  1. Benefits
  2. Unaffected
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Symbiosis:
~ Mutualism: both organisms —

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Benefit

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Symbiosis:
~ Parasitism: one organism — at the — of the —

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  1. Benefits
  2. Expense
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Some normal microbiota are ——

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Opportunistic Pathogens

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Koch’s Postulate
1. The — pathogen must be present in every case of the disease
2. The pathogen must be — from the diseased host and grown in — culture
3. The pathogen from the pure culture must cause the disease when it’s — into a healthy, — laboratory animal
4. The pathogen must be — from the inoculated animal and must be shown to be the original organism

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  1. Same
  2. Isolated, Pure
  3. Inoculated, Susceptible
  4. Isolated
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Koch’s postulates
~ Koch’s postulates are used to prove the — of an infectious disease
~ Exceptions to Koch’s postulates
* Some pathogens can cause — disease conditions
* Some pathogens cause disease only in —
* Some microbes have never been —

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  1. Cause
  2. Several
  3. Humans
  4. Cultured
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— disease: a disease that is spread from one host to another

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Communicable Disease

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——: diseases that are easily and rapidly spread from one host to another

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Contagious Diseases

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——: a disease that is not spread from one host to another

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Noncommunicable Disease

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—: number of people who develop a disease during a particular time period
Incidence
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—: number of people who develop a disease at a specific time, regardless of when it first appeared * Takes into account both old and new cases
Prevalence
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——: a disease that occurs only occasionally
Sporadic Disease
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——: disease constantly present in a population
Endemic Disease
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——: disease acquired by many people in a given area in a short time
Epidemic Disease
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——: worldwide epidemic
Pandemic
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——: symptoms develop rapidly but the disease lasts only a short time
Acute Disease
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——: symptoms develop slowly
Chronic Disease
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——: Intermediate between acute and chronic
Subacute Disease
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——: causative agent is inactive for a time but then activates and produces symptoms
Latent Disease
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——: immunity in most of a population
Herd Immunity
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——: pathogens are limited to a small area of the body
Local Infection
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———: an infection through out the body
Systemic (generalized) infection
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——: systemic infection that began as a local infection
Focal Infection
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—: toxic inflammatory condition arising from the spread of microbes, especially bacteria or their toxins, from a focus of infection
Sepsis
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—: bacteria in the blood
Bacteremia
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—: also known as blood poisoning; growth of bacteria in the blood
Septicemia
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—: toxins in blood
Toxemia
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—: viruses in the blood
Viremia
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——: acute infection that causes the initial illness
Primary Infection
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——: opportunistic infection after a primary (predisposing infection
Secondary infection
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——: no noticeable signs or symptoms (inapparent infection)
Subclinical Disease
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——: interval between initial infection and first signs and symptoms
Incubation Period
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——: short period after incubation; early, mild symptoms
Prodromal Period
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———: disease is most severe
Prodromal Period
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———: disease is most severe
Period of Illness
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———: signs and symptoms subside
Period of Decline
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———: body returns to its prediseased state
Period of convalescence
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Reservoirs of Infections: ~ Human reservoirs: — may have inapparent inapparent infections or latent diseases ~ Animal reservoirs: — are diseases transmitted from animals to humans ~ Nonliving reservoirs: — and —
1. Carriers 2. Zoonoses 3. Soil and Water
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———: requires close association between the infected and a susceptible host
Director Contact Transmission
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———: spreads to a host by a nonliving object called a —
1. Indirect Contact Transmission 2. Fomite
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——: transmission via airborne droplets less than 1 meter
Droplet Transmission
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Vehicle Transmission: ~ Transmission by an inanimate reservoir: —, —, —
Waterborne, food borne, airborne
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Vectors: ~ Arthropods, especially fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes ~ Transmit disease by two general methods * ——: arthropod carries pathogen on its feet * ——: pathogen reproduces in the vector; transmitted via bites or feces
1. Mechanical transmission 2. Biological transmission
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Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) ~ Acquired while receiving treatment in a health care facility * Also known as —— ~ Affect 1 in — hospital patients * — million per year infected; 20,000 deaths
1. Nosocomial Infections 2. 25 3. 2
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HAIs result from: ~ — in the hospital environments ~ — status of the host ~ — of — in a hospital
1. Microorganisms 2. Weakened 3. Chain of transmission
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——: an individual whose resistance to infection is impaired by disease, therapy, or burns
Compromised Host
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Control of HAIs: ~ Reduce number of pathogens: * —, — tubs to bathe patients, cleaning — scrupulously, using — bandages and intubation ~ ———
1. Handwashing, Disinfecting, Instruments, Disposable 2. Infection Control Committees