Infectious Angents
These single-celled prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission.
Bacteria
Influenza develops after a virus infects respiratory cells. Name the cause category.
infectious
A nurse measures a temperature of 102°F. Classify the measured fever.
Sign
A clinician reviews the history, exam, and test results and identifies the patient’s condition. This term means the identification of the disease.
Diagnosis
This process keeps internal conditions, such as body temperature, within ranges that support normal function.
homeostasis
This infectious agent has genetic material inside a protein coat and uses a host cell to make more copies of itself.
Virus
A person develops scurvy after getting too little vitamin C over time. Name the cause category.
Nutritional
A patient says they feel nauseated. Classify the nausea.
symptom
A clinician explains how the illness is expected to progress and what recovery might look like.
Prognosis
A tick carries a bacterium from one host to another. Give the term for the tick’s role.
Vector
Yeasts and molds belong to this group of organisms.
Fungi
Sickle Cell Anemia is an example of
Genetic Disease
A student has a visible rash and says it itches. Identify the sign and the symptom.
Rash=Sign
Itching=Symptom
A patient’s chronic disease becomes more active and their symptoms worsen after a period of improvement.
Exacerbation
A disease has been present at a steady, expected level in a region for years. This month, cases suddenly rise far above that level. Name the two disease patterns in order.
Endemic and Epidemic
A mosquito transmits Plasmodium, the organism that causes malaria. Name the group of single-celled eukaryotes that includes Plasmodium.
Protozoa
The immune system mistakenly targets the body’s own tissues and damages them. Name the cause category.
immune-related
A patient says they feel short of breath, and a pulse oximeter shows low oxygen saturation. Identify the sign and the symptom.
low measured oxygen saturation=sign
shortness of breath=symptom
In influenza, the virus is the cause. Give the term for the sequence of events from infection to inflammation.
Pathogenesis
A virus enters a cell and uses two different tools to make copies of itself. One copies its genetic material, and the other builds its proteins. Name both tools in order.
Polymerase and Ribosome
This infectious agent contains no DNA or RNA and causes normal proteins to misfold.
Prion
A person’s blood glucose stays high because cells respond poorly to insulin. Another person develops lung damage after years of breathing chemical fumes. Classify the two causes in order.
metabolic and environmental
A clinician measures respiratory rate. The patient reports chest tightness and rates the discomfort an 8 out of 10. Identify the sign and explain why the numerical rating still describes a symptom.
wheezing as the sign? Chest tightness is a symptom because the number reflects the patient’s own experience.
Influenza causes airway inflammation that interferes with normal airflow. Give the term for the change in how the airways function.
Pathophysiology
What is the etyomogoly of the word disease
Lack of Ease (from the french word desaise)