Words to knows✨
The presence of microorganisms in the body
What is an Infection?
Any change from normal or an illness due to a specific agent or toxin
What is a Disease?
Something that can spread by direct/indirect contact
What does it mean to be Contagious?
What is Idiopathic?
Causes death
What is Lethal?
A characteristic that can only be sensed by the patient
What is a Symptom?
A characteristic that is observed
What is a Sign?
An animal that harbors a disease
What is a carrier?
Affects animals and humans and can be a disease spread from animals to humans
What is Zoonotic?
The percentage that croaked
What is Mortality?
What is Prognosis?
Without signs or symptoms
What is Asymptomatic?
Long and progressive onset of an illness or condition
What does Chronic mean?
Any agent that causes harm (germs)
What is a pathogen?
The response to an antigen stimulus
What is an antibody?
The sudden onset of a disease or illness, usually lasting a short period of time
What is Acute?
The definitive name or description of a problem or disease
What is a Diagnosis?
Any objects or items used to spread disease
What is a Fomite?
The percent affected
What is Morbidity?
The action taken to prevent disease
The cause/causes of a disease or condition
What is Etiology?
The total of body mechanisms which impede invasion of microorganisms
What is Resistance?
Caused by treatment
What is iatrogenic?
A small organism living in, on or at the expense of a larger one. (Name at least 2 of the 6 organisms)
What is a Microorganism?
(Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Protozoa, Rickettsia, Spirochete)
One that studies disease distribution
What is an Epidemiologist?