Infection and Disease Pathology

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

What type of disease is not caused by microorganisms?

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

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

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

What is the primary concern of pathology?

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

What is the study of the spread of infection?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How many principal routes of transmission of disease are there?

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

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

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

Which of the following is a predisposing factor for disease?

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

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