Chapter 14

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Infectious disease

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Is a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of a small harmful organisms within the body

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Communicable disease

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Is a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

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Epidemic

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Occurs when new cases of a disease in a human population that substantially exceed the numbers except based on recent experience

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Pandemic

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Is an outbreak that occurs on a global scale

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Herpes Symplex

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Is it common virus strain carried by humans

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Virulence

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Is the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

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Meningitis

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Is it an inflammation of the meningeal covering of the brain and spinal cord

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Meningococcal meningitis

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And inflammation of the meningeal covering of the brain and spinal cord; can be highly contagious

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Tuberculosis

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A Mycobacterial disease that usually strike lungs; can stay dormant for decades; spread by cough.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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Is a bacterium that causes infection and is resistant to many anabiotic’s

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Influenza

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A virus that has crossed the animal/human barrier and infected humans and that kills thousands of people every year

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Index of suspicion

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Awareness of that unseen life-threatening injuries or illnesses may exist