Day 1
What does the word Pathogen mean?
Pathogen: Any harmful organism that can cause an infection.
What is an Infection?
Infection: A condition in which an infectious agent multiplies in the body.
What is a Contagious or Infectious Disease?
Contagious/Infectious: A disease that can be spread from one person or organism to another.
What is Asthma?
An inflammatory condition of the lungs that causes the small airways to narrow, leading to difficulty breathing.
What is Agnosia?
Agnosia: The inability to recognize familiar people or objects using one's senses.
What is a bacteria?
Bacteria: Single-celled microorganisms that are capable of causing infections, such as strep throat or staphylococcus.
What is an infectious agent?
Infectious Agent: Any organism, such as a virus, parasite, bacterium, or fungus, that can cause an infection.
What is the disease Prophylaxis?
Prophylaxis: Measures taken to prevent a disease rather than to treat it. For example, prophylactic drugs are used to stop an illness from developing.
What is Diabetes?
A chronic disease where the body's cells cannot properly convert sugar into energy.
What is Anosmia?
Anosmia: The absence of the sense of smell.
What is a Virus?
Virus: A type of pathogen that invades living cells to reproduce, causing illnesses like the common cold or influenza.
What is a Disease?
Disease: A condition in which the infectious agent damages or interferes with the body's normal functioning, leading to signs and symptoms.
What is Exposure?
Exposure: Coming into contact with an infectious agent, which may or may not lead to illness.
What is an Autoimmune Disease?
A condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly identifies its own cells, tissues, and organs as foreign and attacks them.
What is Astigmatism?
Astigmatism: An eye condition that causes blurred vision.
What is a Fungi?
Fungi: A group of organisms that can cause infectious diseases, such as ringworm.
What is a Chronic Disease?
Develop gradually and last for an extended period, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
What is a Germ?
Germs: A non-medical term for microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi that can cause disease.
What is Arthiritis?
A broad term for a group of diseases, more than 100 in total, that result in pain and a loss of movement in the body's joints.
What is Aphasia?
Aphasia: The inability to use or understand language due to brain damage.
What is a Parasite?
Parasites: Organisms that live on or in another living organism, causing harm or disease, such as with malaria or lice infestation.
What is an acute disease?
Have a sudden onset and typically resolve within a short period, such as the flu or common cold.
What is an Epidemic?
Epidemic: A sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease in a specific population.
What is Osteoarthritis?
A type of arthritis characterized by the breakdown of cartilage in the joints.
What is a Gilal Tumor?
Glial Tumor (Glioma): A tumor originating in the brain's glial cells.