MICROPARA LEC

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  • Pathogenesis
    The development of a disease
  • Infection
    The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues
  • Infectious disease
    A disease caused by the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • 4 stages of infection
    1. Incubation period
    2. Prodromal period
    3. Period of illness
    4. Convalescent period
  • Localized infection
    An infection confined to a specific area of the body
  • Systemic infection
    An infection that spreads throughout the body
  • Acute disease
    Rapid onset of the disease, and rapid recovery
  • Give the Examples of an Acute diseases
    • measles
    • mumps
    • influenza
  • Chronic disease
    Slow onset of disease, last a long time
  • Give the example of an Chronic diseases
    • tuberculosis
    • leprosy
    • syphilis
  • Subacute disease
    More sudden than chronic but less sudden than acute
  • Give example of an Subacute diseases
    • subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)
  • Signs
    Observable evidence of disease
  • Symptoms
    Subjective feelings of the patient
  • Gonorrhea
    • Usually symptomatic in male patients, but asymptomatic in female patients
  • Trichomoniasis
    • Usually symptomatic in female patients, but asymptomatic in male patients
  • Latent infection
    An infection where the pathogen remains dormant within the host
  • Herpes
    • The virus remains dormant within cells of the nervous system until some type of stress acts as a trigger
  • Virulence
    The degree of pathogenicity of a microorganism
  • Virulence factors
    Characteristics of a pathogen that contribute to its ability to cause disease