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Biology of Diseases chapter 1 and 3
bio of diseases first lecture
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2010

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anatomy 

physiology

Definition

 

normal structure

 

normal function 

 

 

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signs 
Definition
objective evidence ex fever 
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symptoms
Definition
subjective indications thing reported by partien
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diagnosis and prognosis
Definition

the nature of the disease and the predicted course and outcome

 

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mortality and morbidity
Definition

measure of number of deahts 

measure of the disability and extent of disease

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prevalence
Definition
the number of cases of a disease at a given time
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incidence
Definition
number of new cases
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epidemiology
Definition
study of the occurence transmission and distribution 
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etiology
Definition
the cause
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pathogenisis
Definition
the source or cause of a disease
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lesion
Definition
damaged cell or gene ect that could cause disease
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endemic 
Definition
disease always occurs at low levels
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epidemic
Definition
occurs in usually large numbers
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pandemic
Definition
epidemic in large areas of the world
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horizontal transmission 
Definition
disease trasnferred from human to human 
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vertical transmission 
Definition
from mother to child through vaginal birth 
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parenteral route
Definition
microorganisms get in  under the skin
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prion
Definition
infectious agent composed of only protein
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Viruses
Definition

dna wrapped in a protein coat called a capsid 

enter cells ans direct them 

antibiotics dont work 

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bacteria 
Definition

single celled organisms 

cell walls 

round cells (cocci)

rod shaped(bacilli)

spiral(spirilla)

corkscrew (spirochetes)

comma shaped (vibrios)

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Bacteria secretion
Definition

glycolax- sugar coat

capsule- firmly attached to wall 

slime layer loosely attached 

endospores- genetic material on the outside 

 

 

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Protozoa
Definition

single celled

eukaryotic 

 

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Fungi
Definition

single celled or multi celled with cell walls 

 

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Helminths 
Definition

parasitic worms 

 

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nosocomial
Definition
hospital acquired infections 
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emerging and re emerging infectious diseases
Definition
outbreaks of unknown diesases and disease that reappear after time
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measles 
Definition
caused by rubeola virus
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hippocrates
Definition
father of medicine 
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4 humors

(hippocrates)

 

Definition

blood

phlegm 

yellow bile 

black bile

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Prescription 

(hippocrates)

Definition
rest, diet, fresh air, massage, and bath
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 6 causes of disease
Definition
biblical, contagion, humoral, germ, miasma, multiple
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Galen 
Definition
connected brain with emotions 
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Rhazes
Definition

arabic medicine

awuired immunity

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Anton Van Leeuwenheut
Definition
hand grinding of lense for magnification
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Rev. cotton mather 
Definition
innoculated people with small pox
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Jenner
Definition
actual innoculation technique of small pox
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John snow and choloera
Definition
maped out disease
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Sir John Lister
Definition

antisepsis 

disinfected wounds

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Robert Koch
Definition

germ theory

 

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Charles laveran 
Definition
found malarial parasite
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Diptheria
Definition

bacteria 

transmitted through air and touch 

forms an exotoxin

quarentine 

shot 

"Bull Neck"

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Fleming
Definition
Penicillin 
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zoonotic
Definition
jump from animal to human 
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prokaryote
Definition

usually bacteria

pretty simple

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eukaryote
Definition

virus fungi worms 

exquisite

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