naddiscuss palang MICROPARA LAB

Infection

is the implantation and successful replication of an organism in the tissue of the host resulting to signs and symptoms as well as immunologic response.

Carrier

is an individual who harbors the organism and is capable of transmitting it to a susceptible host without showing manifestations of a disease.

Communicable disease

is an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that are transmitted directly or indirectly to a well person through an agency, and a vector or an inanimate object.

Contagious disease

is a term given to a disease that is easily transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect means.

Infectious disease

is transmitted not only by ordinary contact but requires inoculation of the organism through a break on the skin or mucous membrane.

Contact

is any person or animal who is in close association with an infected person, animal, or freshly soiled materials.

Disinfection

is the destruction of pathogenic microorganism outside the body by directly applying physical or chemical means.

Concurrent

is a method of disinfection done immediately after the infected individual discharges infectious material/secretions.

Concurrent

This is a method of disinfection when the patient is still the source of infection.

Terminal

is applied when the patient is no longer the source of infection.

Habitat

is a place where an organism lives or where an organism is usually found.

Host

is a person, animal, or plant on w/c a parasite depends for its survival.

Isolation

is the separation from other persons of an individual suffering from a communicable disease.

Quarantine

is the limitation of freedom of movement of persons or animals w/c have been exposed to communicable disease/s for a period of time equivalent to the longest incubation period of that disease.

Reservoir

is composed of one or more species of animal or plant in w/c an infectious agent lives and multiplies for survival and reproduces itself in such a manner that it can be transmitted to man.

Surveillances

is the act of watching.

the host’s metabolism

what do microorganisms compete with

localized infection

the infection is confined to a certain body part only.

localized infections

an example of these are boils, infected pressure ulcer

systemic infection

the infection spread to the entire body parts

systemic infection

an example of this is septicemia

Sporadic diseases

are diseases that occur occasionally and irregularly with no specific pattern. Examples: tetanus, gas gangrene, dengue

Epidemic diseases

are diseases that occur in a greater number than what is expected in a specific area over a specific time. Examples: Cholera, Diarrhea

pandemic

that affects several countries or continents.

Examples: AIDS, Ebola, MERS-COV, COVID-19

Endemic diseases

are those that are present in a population or community at times. They usually involve few people during specific periods.

Examples: Chickenpox, Malaria