Infection

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What are the 4 stages of process of infection?
1. Colonisation
2. Invasion
3. Multiplication
4. Spread
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Name the 4 stages of the infectious disease process.
1. Incubation
2. Prodromal
3. Invasion
4. Convalescence
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Describe the incubation period
It is the interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of
the first symptoms of the disease
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Describe prodromal period
The appearance of initial symptoms which are generally mild
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Describe the invasion period
The pathogen is multiplying rapidly in which it invades further and affects tissues at site
of initial colonization & other areas
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Describe the convalescence
The individual’s immune and inflammatory systems have successfully
removed the infectious agent
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What is another word for fever & define
Another word is pyrexia. It is a rise in normal body temperature [37.2 degree C]
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What are the 4 classes of infectious micro-organisms?
1. Bacterial
2. Viral
3. Fungal
4. Parasitic & protozoal
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Name the 4 stages of the infectious disease process.

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1. Incubation
2. Prodromal
3. Invasion
4. Convalescence

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Describe the incubation period

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Describe prodromal period

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Describe the invasion period

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