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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the spread of infection?

    <p>Epidemiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Disease</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Zoonoses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many principal routes of transmission of disease are there?

    <p>3</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Which of the following is a predisposing factor for disease?

    <p>Age</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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