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Ch 14: Infection, Infectious Disease, and Epidemiology

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show A disease in which symptoms develop rapidly but last for only a short time  
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show An illness that develops slowly and is likely to continue or recur for long periods.  
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show A symbiotic relationship in which one symbiont is harmed while the second is neither harmed nor benefited.  
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Biological vectors   show
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show A symbiotic relationship in which two organisms live in association and one is benefited while the other is neither benefited or harmed.  
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE   show
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show The spread of disease by direct or indirect contact or via droplets  
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show A disease that is easily spread from one person to another.  
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Direct contact   show
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DISEASE   show
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Droplet   show
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show A disease that is constantly present in a certain population  
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endogenous   show
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show A disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a short time.  
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show The study of the cause of a disease.  
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exogenous   show
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Fomites   show
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iatrogenic   show
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show The fraction of the population that contracts a disease during a particular period of time.  
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show The time between an infection and occurrence of the first symptoms.  
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Indirect contact   show
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INFECTION   show
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LATENT   show
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Mechanical vectors   show
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morbidity   show
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show A type of symbiosis in which both organisms or populations are benefited.  
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NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE   show
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show An infection that develops during the course of a hospital stay and was not present at the time the patient was admitted.  
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OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGENS   show
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show An epidemic that occurs worldwide.  
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PARASITISM   show
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show A means by which portals of entry can be circumvented.  
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show A disease-causing organism.  
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PATHOGENESIS   show
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PATHOGENICITY   show
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show The scientific study of disease.  
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show Avenue by which a pathogen gains access to the body.  
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show Route by which a pathogen leaves the body.  
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PREDISPOSING FACTOR   show
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show The fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given time.  
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prodromal period   show
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show Microbiota present on/in the body from birth to death.  
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SIGN   show
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show A disease that occurs occasionally in a population.  
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show A disease with symptoms that are intermediate between acute and chronic.  
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show A change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease.  
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show A specific group of signs or symptoms that accompany a disease.  
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Transient   show
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VEHICLE   show
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Zoonosis   show
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