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Pathogenesis
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
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