Questions and Answers
What is the term for an individual with no overt disease who harbors infectious organisms?
Which of the following is a rare disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves?
What is the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms?
What is a layer of exudate resembling a membrane, formed on the surface of the skin or of a mucous membrane?
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What is the term for the severity or harmfulness of a disease?
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Study Notes
Key Terms in Infectious Diseases
- A carrier is an individual who harbors infectious organisms but shows no overt disease.
- Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks the nerves.
- Incubation period is the time between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.
- An indolent ulcer is an ulcer that fails to heal within the expected timeframe.
- A pseudomembrane is a layer of exudate resembling a membrane, formed on the skin or mucous membrane surface, often seen in conjunctiva.
- A secondary infection occurs during or after treatment for another infection.
- Whooping cough is a highly contagious acute respiratory tract infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria.
- Virulence refers to the severity or harmfulness of a disease.
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Test your knowledge of key medical terms, including carrier, Guillain-Barre syndrome, incubation period, and indolent ulcer.
