Infection; TB introduction Flashcards
Describe Infection
Invasion
What is invaded in an infection?
Living tissue
What invades the living tissue?
Pathogenic microorganisms
What is developed due to this invasion?
Pathological changes
How many types of Infection are there?
4
What are the 4 types of Infection?
Toxaemia
Bacteraemia
Septicaemia
Pyaemia
What is involved in the 4 types of Infection?
Circulation
Where do the 4 types of Infection circulate in?
Blood
What is circulated in blood in Toxaemia?
Toxins
What is caused due to the circulation of toxins in blood in Toxaemia?
Clinical and pathological manifestations
What is circulated in blood in Bacteraemia?
Bacteria
What doesn’t the bacteria undergo in Bacteraemia?
Multiplication
What is circulated in blood in Septicaemia?
Virulent microorganisms
Describe the number of these virulent microorganisms
Large
What do these virulent microorganisms undergo in Septicaemia?
Multiplication
What is produced by these virulent microorganisms which is also circulated in blood in Septicaemia?
Toxins
What is an example of a bacteria that causes Septicaemia?
Streptococcus Haemolyticus
What is the condition in which Streptococcus Haemolyticus causes Septicaemia?
Puerperal sepsis
What is circulated in blood in Pyaemia?
Septic emboli
What is the fate of this septic emboli in Pyaemia?
Impaction
Where is this septic emboli impacted in?
Different organs
Define TB (2 points)
Granuloma
Disease
Describe this granuloma (2 points)
Chronic
Infective
What does this chronic infective granuloma infect?
Nearly all body systems