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L16: Disease & Epidemiology Flashcards

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Pathology

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the study of disease

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Etiology

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the study of the cause of a disease

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Disease

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an abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally (diabetes is a disease, but it is not infectious)

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Infection

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colonization of the body by pathogens

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Pathogenesis

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the development of disease

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Infectious disease

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a disease that can be transmitted between hosts

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Transient microbiota

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may be present for days, weeks, or months

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Normal microbiota

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permanently colonize the host OR at least a very long-term association until conditions change

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Symbiosis

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the relationship between normal microbiota and the host

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Microbial antagonism

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competition between microbes

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Normal microbiota

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mutualistic microbes that protect the host via…
- occupying niches that pathogens might occupy
- producing acids and bacteriocins

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Symptom

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a change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease and is reported by the patient

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Sign

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a change in a body that can be measured or observed as a result of disease

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Syndrome

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a specific group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease

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Communicable disease

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a disease that is spread from one host to another

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Contagious disease

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a disease that is easily spread from one host to another

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Noncommunicable disease

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a disease that is not transmitted from one host to another

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Acute disease

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symptoms develop rapidly (i.e. Norovirus)

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Chronic disease

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disease develops slowly (i.e. Brucella abortus)

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Subacute disease

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symptoms are between acute and chronic level

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Latent disease

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disease w/ a period of no symptoms when the causative agent is inactive

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Sepsis

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toxic inflammatory condition arising from the spread of microbes, especially bacteria or their toxins, from a focus of infection

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Bacteremia

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bacteria in the blood

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Septicemia

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growth of bacteria in the blood

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Toxemia
toxins in the blood
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Viremia
viruses in the blood
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Primary infection
acute infection that causes the initial illness
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Secondary infection
opportunistic infection after a primary/predisposing infection (i.e. AIDS patients susceptible)
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Subclinical disease
no noticeable signs or symptoms; disease that poses as an inapparent infection
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Direct contact
disease transmitted via close association or exchange of mucous membranes (mainly sexual contact)
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Indirect contact
disease transmitted via fomites
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Droplet transmission
disease transmitted in concentrated sections of air
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Mechanical transmission
a type of transmission by arthropod in which the arthropod carries the pathogen on feet
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Biological transmission
a type of transmission by arthropod in which the arthropod injects pathogen via bite/saliva; the pathogen reproduces in the vector
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Descriptive epidemiology
collection and analysis of data
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Analytical epidemiology
comparison between a diseased and healthy group
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Experimental epidemiology
controlled experiments
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Sporadic disease
disease that occurs occasionally in a population (i.e. Ebola virus)
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Endemic disease
disease constantly present in a population; low frequency normally present (i.e. Vibrio cholerae in South Asia)
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Epidemic disease
disease acquired by many hosts in an area in a short time (i.e. outbreak of V. cholerae in Haiti after earthquake)
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Propagated epidemic
disease is continuously transmitted from the infected (i.e. Influenza A/seasonal flu, may be related to 1918 pandemic)
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Pandemic disease
worldwide epidemic (i.e 1918 Spanish flu, COVID-19)
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Incidence
refers to the fraction of a population that contracts a disease during a specific time (i.e. influenza each year)
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Prevalence
refers to the fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given time (i.e. HIV)
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Morbidity
incidence of a specific notifiable disease
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Mortality
deaths from notifiable diseases
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Morbidity rate
number of people affected in relation to the total population in a given time period
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Mortality rate
number of deaths from a disease in relation to the population at a given time
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COVID-19: Basic reproduction number R_0
the # of infections produced on average by an infected individual in the early stages of the epidemic when all contacts are susceptible
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COVID-19: Incubation period
period of time between exposure resulting in infection and the onset of the first clinical symptoms
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COVID-19: Serial interval
the period of time from the onset of symptoms in the primary case to the onset of symptoms in a contact case
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COVID-19: Secondary infection rate
measure of the frequency of new infections among contacts of confirmed cases in a defined period of time
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COVID-19: Secondary clinical attack rate
measure of frequency of new symptomatic cases of infection among contacts of confirmed cases in a defined period of time
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Virology testing
testing for the presence of virus in a patient by detecting viral nucleic acid and antigens
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Serological testing
testing for the presence of antibodies against an infectious agent in a patient (i.e. antibody-capture/indirect ELISA)
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Stages of Disease: Incubation period
interval between initial infection and first signs and symptoms
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Stages of Disease: Prodromal period
short period after incubation characterized by early, mild symptoms
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Stages of Disease: Period of illness
disease reaches its peak (most severe)
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Stages of Disease: Period of decline
signs and symptoms subside
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Stages of Disease: Period of convalescence
body returns to its prediseased state; recovery

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