ch14 pt2

microbiology; infections

local infections

pathogens are limited to a small area

systemic (generalized) infection

an infection throughout the body

focal infection

systemic infection that began as a local infection

primary infection

infection that causes initial illness

secondary infection

opportunistic infection after a primary infections, may be concurrent

secondary infection

the term ______ refers to a person acquiring a communicable disease because an already present infection provided an opportunity

septicemia

“blood poisioning”, growth of pathogen in blood, refers to the infection

sepsis

toxic inflammatory response typically from septicemia, especially bacteria, refers to immune response

bacteremia

bacterium affecting blood

viremia

virus affecting blood

toxemia

intoxication of blood

predisposing factors

make body more susceptible to disease

gender, inherited traits, climate, weather, fatigue, age, lifestyle, nutrition, chemotherapy

examples of predisposing factors