Chp 14 B Flashcards
All definitions (17 cards)
What is the study of disease known as?
Pathology
What is the cause of a disease known as?
Etiology
What is the development of a disease known as?
Pathogenesis
Measuring the number of new cases over a certain time period, as compared with the general healthy population is known as ________
Incidence
The total number of existing cases with respect to the entire population usually represented by a percentage of the population is known as _______
Prevalence
When occasional cases are reported at irregular intervals, this is known as ________
Sporadic disease
Immunity in most (~90%) of a population is known as _______
Herd immunity
When the body’s response to an infection harms its own tissues and organs, this is known as ______
Sepsis
Small numbers of bacteria present in blood not multiplying is known as _____
Bacteremia
Small numbers of viruses present not multiplying is known as _______
Viremia
A complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to other organ systems such as liver or kidney is known as ________
Toxemia
Microorganisms multiplying in the blood and present in large numbers is known as _____
Septicemia
AKA Asymptomatic, although infected, host does not show signs of disease
Subclinical disease
The time you have been exposed to a pathogen to the time the very first symptom shows is called the _______
Incubation period
The period of vague feelings of discomfort and nonspecific complaints is known as ______
Prodromal period
As person begins to respond to the infection and symptoms decline, this is known as ____
Period of convalescense
When the infectious agent breaks loose from local infection and is carried to other places, this is known as ________
Focal infection
