22 Questions
What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease in a defined population during a specific time period?
Incidence
What type of disease is not caused by microorganisms?
Non-communicable disease
What is the term for the number of people in a population who developed the disease at a specified time?
Prevalence
What is the term for a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another?
Contagious disease
What is the term for a group of symptoms and signs that occur together and are associated with a particular disease?
Syndrome
What is the primary concern of pathology?
The manner in which a disease develops and its etiology
What is the term for the invasion of microorganisms in the body?
Infection
What is the study of the spread of infection?
Epidemiology
What is the term for changes in the state of health due to infection?
Disease
What is the exception to Koch's Postulates that involves microorganisms that lose their pathogenicity after culturing in vitro?
Less pathogenicity of some microbes after culturing in vitro
What is the period of time between the initial infection and the first appearance of any signs or symptoms?
Incubation period
During which stage of disease does the person exhibit overt signs and symptoms of disease?
Period of illness
What is the primary source of a disease organism required for the disease to perpetuate itself?
Reservoir
What is the term for a person who is infected with a disease but exhibits no symptoms?
Passive carrier
What is the term for diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans?
Zoonoses
How many principal routes of transmission of disease are there?
3
What is the term for a disease that affects a large number of people across multiple countries?
Pandemic
Which type of infection is characterized by a limited area of infection?
Local infection
What is the term for a disease that has a sudden onset and severe symptoms?
Acute disease
Which of the following is a predisposing factor for disease?
Age
What is the term for the process by which a community becomes protected from an infectious disease?
Herd immunity
What is the term for an infection that occurs in a person who already has a weakened immune system?
Secondary infection
Test your knowledge of infection and disease pathology, including the etiology and development of diseases, patterns of disease, and the spread of infection. Learn about microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity and nosocomial infections.
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