HEALTH Q3

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It is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present within the body

Infection

is a biological agent that causes diseases or illness to its host

Pathogens

it is the silent stage which includes the time from exposure to an infectious agent until the onset of symptoms

Incubation

It refers to the period after incubation and before the characteristic symptoms of infection occur.

Prodormal

It includes the time when a person shows apparent or characteristic symptoms of an infectious disease. It is the period of invasion in which the signs and symptoms of disease are most obvious and severe.

Illness (clinical disease)

It starts when the acute symptoms disappear until the patient returns to the normal state of health.

Convalesence (recovery stage)

It refers to the unhealthy state of an individual; refers to an illness or disease;

Morbidity

It refers to the state of being mortal (destined to die); refers to death; the term used for the number of people who died within a population.

Mortality

Also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases,

Communicable diseases

These are fast-developing, temporary conditions.

Acute Infectious Diseases

is an infection that may interfere with normal breathing. It can affect just your upper respiratory system,

Acute respiratory infection

an infection in one or both lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi

Pneumonia

an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from your lungs. May be either acute or chronic

Bronchitis

a respiratory illness that results from a viral infection. Highly contagious and spreads through respiratory droplets

Influenza or flu

an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs, though it can affect any organ in the body

Tuberculosis (TB)

is a life-threatening mosquito-borne blood disease. The Anopheles mosquito transmits a parasite known as plasmodium to humans.

Malaria

the type of mosquito that causes Malaria

Anopheles

also know as breakbone fever, is a mosquito-borne infection that can lead to a severe flu like illness

Dengue fever

dengue fever is caused by what type of mosquito

Aedes

can be usually transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

stands for “human immunodeficiency virus,” is a virus that targets and alters the immune system, increasing the risk and impact of other infections and diseases. Without treatment, the infection might progress to an advanced stage called AIDS.

HIV

stands for "aquired immumodeficiency syndrome." It is an advanced stage og HIV infection

AIDS

are diseases that are new or have re-appeared in a population or have been known for some time but are rapidly increasing in incidence

Emerging Infectious Diseases

used to describe the reappearance (reemergence) of a known infection after a decline in incidence

Emergence

a bacterial disease caused by bacteria called Leptospira

Leptospirosis

a viral respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS coronavirus. This has spread in several countries including Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

a mosquito-borne viral disease first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952.

Chikungunya

a bacterial infection of the blood due to the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis

Meningococcemia

it's called ____ when the bacteria infect the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

Meningitis

when the infection remains in the blood but doesn't infect the brain or spinal cord, it's called

Meningococcemia

a mild, contagious viral infection common in young children— is characterized by sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

a flu virus and is also referred to as swine flu. This virus is a conbination of viruses from pigs, birds, and humans that causes disease in humans

H1N1 (Influenza A)

also called bird flu, referd to the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) Type A viruses

Avian Influenza or A(H7N9)

refers to conditions that impair normal tissue function

Disease

are diseases that once were major health problems globally or in a particular country, and then declined dramatically, then reappears after they have been on a significant decline.

Reemerging Diseases

is a disease that is caused by the invasion of a host by agents whose activities harm the host's tissues and can be transmitted to other individuals.

Infectious Disease

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