Clinical infectious disease process

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Stage 1; Incubation period
Microorganism has entered the individual: undergone colonisation & begun multiplying.

Insufficient numbers to cause symptoms.

May last from several hours, to days, to years.
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Stage 2; Prodromal stage.
Appearance of initial symptoms (mild).

Pathogens continue to multiply.

General signs of illness = activation of the immune system.
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Stage 3; Invasion period.
Pathogen is multiplying rapidly.
Immune & inflammatory response triggered.

Development of symptoms specifically related to the pathogen.

Symptoms related to protective inflammatory response.

Signs & symptoms are most obvious and severe.
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Stage 4; Convalescence period.
Immune & inflammatory systems have successfully removed infectious agent.

Symptoms decline.

Disease may enter latency phase, symptoms resolve until reactivation.
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Clinical infectious disease process
4 stages;
From the view of the infected individual.
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Card 2

Front

Appearance of initial symptoms (mild).

Pathogens continue to multiply.

General signs of illness = activation of the immune system.

Back

Stage 2; Prodromal stage.

Card 3

Front

Pathogen is multiplying rapidly.
Immune & inflammatory response triggered.

Development of symptoms specifically related to the pathogen.

Symptoms related to protective inflammatory response.

Signs & symptoms are most obvious and severe.

Back

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Card 4

Front

Immune & inflammatory systems have successfully removed infectious agent.

Symptoms decline.

Disease may enter latency phase, symptoms resolve until reactivation.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

4 stages;
From the view of the infected individual.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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