Human-Microbe Interaction & Epidemiology

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from a lecture on Human-Microbe Interaction & Epidemiology.

Pathology

The study of disease.

Infection

Presence of pathogen, but not necessarily damage to the host.

Disease

An infection that causes damage to the host.

Pathogen

The organism that causes the infection.

Symptoms

Subjective feelings that can't be measured (e.g., nausea, headache).

Sign

Quantifiable and observable change (e.g., temperature, lesion size).

Non-communicable disease

Can occur in immunocompromised individuals caused by normal flora.

Epidemiology

The study of incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases.

Sporadic disease

Disease with no pattern (e.g., typhoid fever).

Endemic disease

Disease that is constantly present in a population (e.g., common cold).

Epidemic disease

Disease with a higher than normal incidence in a population (e.g., influenza).

Pandemic disease

A global epidemic (e.g., COVID-19).