Disease Periods and Classifications

Flashcards based on lecture notes about disease periods and classifications.

Prodromal period

A period in disease progression.

Period of illness

A stage in the course of a disease.

Incubation period

A stage in the course of a disease.

Period of decline

A stage in the course of a disease.

Period of Convalescence

A stage in the course of a disease.

Local infection

Microorganisms are confined to a small area of the body (e.g., boils & abscesses).

Systemic infection

Microorganisms and their products spread throughout the body via blood or lymph (e.g., measles).

Focal infection

Agent of local infection spreads to other parts of the body where it is contained.

Primary infection

An acute infection that causes the initial illness.

Secondary infection

An infection caused by opportunistic pathogens after the primary infection has weakened the body's defenses.

Subclinical infection

An infection that does not cause any noticeable illness.