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What is etiology?
cause of the disease
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What is pathology?
branch of medicine which studies diseases
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What is diagnosis?
the determination of the nature of a disease or illness
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What is Idiopathic?
cause of the disease is unknown- origin
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What is prognosis?
predicted outcome of a disease
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What is a sign?
objective evidence of a disease or illness
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What is a symptom?
indication of a disease perceived by the patient (such as dizziness)
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What is erythema?
redness
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What is pruritis?
itching
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What helps with the production of the immunce system?
B cells
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Bacteria- the good, the bad, the ugly
- 3% of bacteria is pathogenic
- 10% of bacteria is opportunistic
- 87% of bacteria is "good"
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What are two forms of bacteria?
spherical or round forms which are called "cocci"
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Diplococci occur in ____________.
pairs
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Streptococci arranged in ____________.
chains
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Staphlococci occur in __________.
clusters
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Bacilli are forms of what kind of shape?
rod shaped
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A curved or corkscrew shape of bacterium is called a ____________.
spirilla
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Fungi (fungus) are classified as two types of ___________.
molds and yeast
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Ambeus and flagellates are two different groups from ___________.
protozoa
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Do antibodies kill viruses?
No
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DNA can be considered as a cookbook; whereas, RNA is considered to be ____________.
ingredients
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Does HIV care about destroying white T cells.
yes
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HAV (and HEV) is spread via the ___________ route.
oral/fecal
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HBV is a __________ born pathogen.
blood
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Is there a vaccine for HCV?
No
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His experiment was done on an 8 year old boy?
Edward Jenner
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A chronic progressive degenerative disorder of the CNS is ______________.
Multiple Sclerosis
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Protects and insulates axons which conducts electrical impulses and increases the speed of transmission nerve impulses is _____________.
function of myelin sheath
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Helps with motor movement.
dopamine
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A chronic neurological disease and someone that suffers from the lacking of neurotransmitter dopamine is _____________.
Parkinson's disease
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What is the most common type of multiple sclerosis?
relapsing- 85% is most common
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Signs of PD?
- rigidity
- tremors
- bradykinesia - slowness of movement
- coordination/gait problems
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Pia mater and arachnoid mater is the inflammation of ____________.
meningitis
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Does it usually affect older people?
No
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Does it usually affect children and young adults?
Yes
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Meingitis is caused by a virus or bacteria.
Yes
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What are some of the symptoms of meningitis.
- high fever
- chills
- stiff neck
- severe headache
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Bell's Palsy involves the inflammation of what crainal nerve?
VII (7th)
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Herpes I and Herpes II share 50% of each other's DNA?
Yes
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Can Herpes simplex I become a STD?
Yes
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Herpes I or Herpes II sets up shop in the trigeminal nerve.
Herpes I
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Does Herpes II hid in the dorsal sacral nerve?
Yes
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