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17 Μαΐ 2016 · This document discusses infectious diseases. It defines key terms like disease, infection, pathogen, and host. It describes Koch's postulates for determining the cause of a specific disease. It explains that diseases are caused by microbes like bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi.
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It also defines and explains related terms like infection,...
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How Microorganisms Cause Disease • Humans harbor a complex...
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8 Δεκ 2011 · It also defines and explains related terms like infection, infectivity, pathogenicity, virulence, and provides examples of major infectious diseases and their causes of death worldwide. The document also covers the history of infectious diseases and advances in the field like germ theory and the development of vaccines and antibiotics.
20 Σεπ 2019 · How Microorganisms Cause Disease • Humans harbor a complex ecosystem of microbial flora. • Attenuation of normal host defenses “healthy” microbial flora to cause pathologic infections. • Non-commensal organisms with a wide range of virulence. • Highly infectious microbes produce disease in healthy individuals.
Infectious Disease. Aka Communicable Diseases. Caused by micro-organisms. Parasite – lives in/on and feeds on host.
30 Αυγ 2014 · Presentation Transcript. Introduction to Infectious Disease. Infectious Disease – Key Terms • Infectious – can spread • Disease – an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism • Pathogens – “germs”; what causes disease.
List three infectious diseases you have heard of and how they are transmitted. What are some ways you can prevent the spread of an infectious disease? * * * * * * * Many respiratory illnesses are spread through the inhalation of germs in the air and direct contact with infected saliva or mucus.
Pathogenicity means the ability to cause disease. Pathogenesis refers to the steps or mechanisms involved in the development of a disease. An infectious disease is a disease caused by a microbe, and the microbes that cause infectious diseases are collectively referred to as pathogens.
