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Microbiology 2420 Unit Iv Vocabulary
Microbiology 2420 Unit Iv Vocabulary
Microbiology 2420 Unit Iv Vocabulary
UNIT IV VOCABULARY
READ : Nester 2nd ed. Pgs. 428 446.
Define the following terms.
Koch's postulates
Pathology
Epidemiology
Etiology
Infection
Disease
Pathogen
Invasiveness
Opportunist
Reservoirs
Carrier
Communicable (contagious) diseases
Noncommunicable infectious diseases
Direct contact transmission
Indirect contact transmission
Fomite
Vectors
Droplet (nuclei) transmission
Epidemic
Pandemic
Endemic
Sporatic disease
Acute disease
Chronic disease
Latent (recurrent) disease
Local infection
Systemic, generalized infection
Focal infection
Primary infection
Secondary infection
Inapparent, subclinical infection
Nosocomial infections
Bacteremia, viremia
Septicemia
Toxemia
Symptoms
Portal of entry
Portal of exit
Stages of disease:
Incubation period
Period of illness (invasive period)
Convalescence