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Cont. Race and Ethnic Studies
Final
21
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Not Applicable
02/11/2007

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Leading Causes of Death Around the World
Definition
Acute respitory infections, AIDS, Diarrhea, TB, Malaria, Measles
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Leading Causes of Death in the US
Definition
Heart Disease, Cancer, stroke, Chronic lower respitory diseases, Accidents, Diabetes, Influenza and Pneumonia
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Pathogenesis
Definition
Disease process
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Pathogenic
Definition
Disease causing
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Etiology
Definition
How a disease begins
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Epidemiology
Definition
How humans populations are affected
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Cellular Homeostasis
Definition
The normal balance of cellular functions
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Necrosis
Definition
Irreversible cell injury
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Apoptosis
Definition
What is programmed into a cell that has that cell die
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Infectious vs. Contagious
Definition
Contagious refers to the ease a person can get a disease
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Pathogenic Microorganisms vs. opportunistic microorganisms
Definition
Pathogenic Microorganisms cause disease in healthy hosts and opportunistic cause disease only in compromised hosts (Babies, AIDS)
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Normal Flora
Definition
Normal area where bacteria live- everywhere
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How viruses infect and replicate
Definition
1) Adsorption 2) Penetration 3) Uncoating 4) Replication 5) Assembly 6) Release
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Mycotoxicoses
Definition
Fungus infection inside (Ergot)
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Mycoses
Definition
Fungus attaches on (athelets feet)
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Subcutaneous
Definition
Occurs when something lets it past the skin and get into us (a puncture wound)
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Systemic
Definition
Always inhaled (Valley Fever)
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Acute inflammation vs. Chronic
Definition
Acute is short time, chronic lasts a long time
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How to get Acquired Immune Deficiencies
Definition
1) Nutritional 2) Iatrogenic 3) Traumatic 4) Stress- induced 5) Microbial
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