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Infectious disease terminology: microbiology definitions
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- 1MicrobiologyThe study of microorganisms
- 2Medical MicrobiologyThe study of microorganisms that are of medical importance and susceptible of causing disease in human beings
- 3DiseaseThe disturbance of the state of health. Illness that is clinically evident has characteristical medical signs and symptoms
- 4Infectious Disease EpidemiologyInvolves two or more populations and a case is a risk factor. Usually the cause is known.
- 5EpidemiologyThe science that studies the patterns, causes and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. Deals with one population, the risk is often the cause.
- 6Acute DiseaseDisease in which symptoms develop rapidly and that run its course quickly.
- 7Chronic DiseaseDisease with usually mild symptoms that develop and last a long time.
- 8Subacute DiseaseDisease with time course and symptoms between acute and chronic.
- 9Asymptomatic DiseaseDisease without symptoms.
- 10Latent DiseaseDisease that appears a long time after infection.
- 11Communicable DiseaseDisease transmitted from one host to another.
- 12Contagious DiseaseCommunicable disease that is easily spread.
- 13Non-communicable DiseaseDisease arising from outside of hist or from opportunistic pathogen.
- 14Local InfectionInfection confined to a small region of the body.
- 15Systemic DiseaseWidespread infection in many systems of the body, often travels in the blood and lymph.
- 16Focal InfectionInfection that serves as a source of pathogens for infections at other sites of the body.
- 17Primary InfectionInitial infection with a given patient.
- 18Secondary InfectionInfections that follow a primary infection, often by opportunistic pathogens.
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