Infection and Disease Pathology
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What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease in a defined population during a specific time period?

  • Prevalence
  • Period Prevalence
  • Point Prevalence
  • Incidence (correct)

What type of disease is not caused by microorganisms?

  • Infectious disease
  • Non-communicable disease (correct)
  • Contagious disease
  • Symptomatic disease

What is the term for the number of people in a population who developed the disease at a specified time?

  • Period Prevalence
  • Morbidity
  • Prevalence (correct)
  • Incidence

What is the term for a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another?

<p>Contagious disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a group of symptoms and signs that occur together and are associated with a particular disease?

<p>Syndrome (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary concern of pathology?

<p>The manner in which a disease develops and its etiology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the invasion of microorganisms in the body?

<p>Infection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the spread of infection?

<p>Epidemiology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for changes in the state of health due to infection?

<p>Disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the exception to Koch's Postulates that involves microorganisms that lose their pathogenicity after culturing in vitro?

<p>Less pathogenicity of some microbes after culturing in vitro (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the period of time between the initial infection and the first appearance of any signs or symptoms?

<p>Incubation period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of disease does the person exhibit overt signs and symptoms of disease?

<p>Period of illness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of a disease organism required for the disease to perpetuate itself?

<p>Reservoir (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person who is infected with a disease but exhibits no symptoms?

<p>Passive carrier (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans?

<p>Zoonoses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many principal routes of transmission of disease are there?

<p>3 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a disease that affects a large number of people across multiple countries?

<p>Pandemic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of infection is characterized by a limited area of infection?

<p>Local infection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a disease that has a sudden onset and severe symptoms?

<p>Acute disease (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a predisposing factor for disease?

<p>Age (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which a community becomes protected from an infectious disease?

<p>Herd immunity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an infection that occurs in a person who already has a weakened immune system?

<p>Secondary infection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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