Pathology

The scientific study of disease:

• Pathology

• Etiology

• Epidemiology

• Pathogenesis

• Virulence

The cause of a disease:

• Pathology

• Etiology

• Epidemiology

• Pathogenesis

• Virulence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The ability of a pathogen to produce a disease by overcoming the defenses of the host:

• Pathology

• Etiology

• Pathogenicity

• Pathogenesis

• Virulence

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Virulence:

• Describes just how good a pathogen is at overcoming host defenses

• Is greater if the LD50 is lower

• Is greater if the ID50 is lower

• Is lower if it takes more organisms to cause disease

• All of the above are true

The development (or progression) of a disease:

• Pathology

• Etiology

• Epidemiology

• Pathogenesis

• Virulence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Normal flora colonize animals in utero.

• True

• False

Normal flora are present for various periods then disappear.

• True

• False

Normal flora establish permanent reservoirs of disease.

• True

• False

Normal flora are beneficial.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Koch’s postulates are:

• Procedures that demonstrate acquisition of pathogenicity by transformation

• Criteria for establishing that specific microbes cause specific diseases

• Guiding principles for selecting appropriate treatment for a disease

• Procedures for testing antibiotic resistance of an organism