Part 3

Question 1

List the steps of the progress of an acute infection.

(must be in order)

Answer 1

1. ) incubation
2. ) prodrome
3. ) illness
4. ) decline
5. ) convalescence

Question 2

_______ is the time from the first exposure to the pathogen to the time symptoms become apparent.

Answer 2

incubation

Question 3

______ is a short period before specific symptoms set in where the patient feels general discomfort (headache, joint pain, muscle ache).

Answer 3

Prodrome is a short period before specific symptoms set in where the patient feels general discomfort (headache, joint pain, muscle ache).

(period during which mild symptoms appear)

(not all illnesses have a prodromal period)

Question 4

______ is the period where major symptoms are observed. The pathogen is invading tissues, organs, or individual cells.

Microbes are multiplying, producing toxins, etc.

Answer 4

illness

Question 5

The _______ period is when the immune system is responding to the pathogen producing protective substances.

(the immune response is highest here)

Answer 5

illness

(at this point, the patient either recovers or dies)

Question 6

The ______ period is when the signs and symptoms start to reduce, and the patient starts the gradual return to a normal or healthy state.

Answer 6

decline

Question 7

During the _______ period, signs and symptoms have abated and patient starts to feel better. The patient regains strength and mobility, and the tissues and systems that were affected have been repaired.

Answer 7

convalescence

Question 8

______ is the study of how diseases are caused.

Answer 8

Etiology

Question 9

_______ examines how diseases are spread (transmitted).

Answer 9

Epidemiology

Question 10

_______ examines the frequency and distribution of disease, and other health-related problems within human populations (rates of disease, geographic locations, etc.)

Answer 10

Epidemiology

Question 11

_______ determines groups within a population who are most at risk of acquiring an infection (risk groups).

Answer 11

Epidemiology

Question 12

_______ determines the factors that pre-dispose individuals to disease (risk factors).

Answer 12

Epidemiology

Question 13

_______ is the study of diseased states, and the study of the structural and functional manifestations of disease.

Answer 13

Pathology

Question 14

_______ is a branch of medicine that examines the nature of disease, how the disease is manifested, and changes of the body that occur as a result of disease.

Answer 14

Pathology

Question 15

The process of determining the cause of a disease is known as a ________.

Answer 15

diagnosis

(commonly involves the use of chemical or immunological tests)

Question 16

The projected outcome of a disease is known as a _______.

Answer 16

prognosis

Question 17

The prospect of recovery from a disease is known as a _______.

Answer 17

prognosis

Question 18

_______ is commonly referred to as supportive care. It is relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease without effecting the cure.

Providing relief from pain and other distressing symptoms.

Answer 18

Palliative care

Question 19

What are the 3 terms based on pus-production as a S/S?

Answer 19

1. ) Pyogenic: infection resulting in pus formation
2. ) Suppurative
3. ) Suppuration
   * (Purulent and Purulence)*

Question 20

What are the terms based on fever as a S/S?

Answer 20

1.) Pyrogenic: infection resulting in fever

(Pyrogen)

2.) Febrile

Question 21

What are the terms based on damage to a developing fetus?

Answer 21

1. ) Teratogenic: infection resulting in congenital defects.
   (teratogen: pathogen that infects the developing fetus)
2. ) Congenital defect: developing in utero or soon after birth.