Defining Diseases
Inflammation of the liver, usually, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function.
What is Hepatitis? (ch.16 pg. 878)
Lasts for 7 days outside of the body and can be transmitted by breastfeeding
What is Hepatitis B? (slide 27)
Sexual contact, blood, childbirth,
breastfeeding (not saliva or tears)
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV)? (Slide 20)
A measure of the disease- causing ability of a microorganism
What is Virulence? (ch.16 pg.879)
Lasts for 21 days outside of the body and many develop liver failure
What is Hepatitis C? (slide 27)
Spread by nasal secretions
What is Influenza
(Flu)? (slide 19)
coughing up blood from the lungs
What is Hemoptysis? (slide 35)
requires B to replicate
and is the most likely to end in death.
What is hepatitis D? (slide 25)
A bacterium that can cause infections in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics; it is transmitted by different routes, including the respiratory route, and can be found on the skin, in surgical wounds, and in the bloodstream.
What is MRSA? (ch.16 pg.878)
Less contagious than B, 10x more deadly.
(250x more deadly than A)
What is Hepatitis C? (slide 26)
Hospital Acquired
What is nosocomial? (ch.16 pg.878)
Transmitted by Fecal and Oral
What is Hepatitis A and E? (slide 25)