Lesson 1 Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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The implantation and successful replication of an organism in the tissue of the host

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Infection

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An individual who harbors the organism and is capable of transmitting it to a susceptible host without showing manifestations of disease

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Carrier

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A disease that is easily transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect means

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Contagious disease

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An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that are transmitted through an agency, vecot, etc

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Communicable disease

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5
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Transmitted not only by ordinary contact but requires inoculation of thr organism through a break on the kin or kucious membrane

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Infectious disease

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6
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Any person or animal who is in close association with an infected person,animal, or freshly spiled materials

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Contact

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Destruction of pathogenic microorganism outside the body by directly applying physical or chemical means

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Disinfection

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8
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Two types of disinfection

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Concurrent
Terminal

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9
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a method of disinfection done immediately after the infected individual discharges infectious materials/secretions

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Concurrent

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It is a method of disinfection when the patient is no longer the source of infection

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Terminal

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A place where an organism lives or where the organism is usually found

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Habitat

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A person, animal, or plant on which a parasite depends on its survival

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Host

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13
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The separation from other person of an individual

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Isolation

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14
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The limitation of freedom of movement if persons or animals

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Quarantine

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15
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It is composed of one or more species of animal or plant in which an infectious agent lived and multiplies for survival

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Reservoir

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16
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The act of watching

17
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The infection to a certain body part only

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The infection spread to the entire body partz

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What type of infection:
Boils

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What type of infection:
SepcemiA

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What type of infection:
Infected pressure ulcer

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What type of infection:
Infected eye

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What are the incidences of infection

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Sporadic disease
Epidemic disease
Pandemic
Endemic disease

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Affects several countries or continents

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Diseases that occur occasionally and irregularly with no specific pattern
Sporadic Disease
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Those are present in a population or commhnity
Endemic Diaease
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Diseases that occur in a greater number than what is expected in a specific area over a specific time
Epidemic Disease
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What incidences of infection: Cholera
Epidemic
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What incidences of infection: Ebola Virus
Pandemic
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What incidences of infection: Tetanus
Sporadic
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What incidences of infection: Malaria
Endemic
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What incidences of infection: Dengue
Sporadic
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What incidences of infection: Chicken pox
Endemic
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The period between the infection of an individual by a pathogen
Incubation period
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Early symptoms indicate the onset of disease and the length of communicability
Prodomata