INTEGBI 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chickenpox, Shingles
Document Summary
Lecture #1: definitions of disease, any semi permanent bodily condition that reduces an individuals well being, any semi permanent bodily condition that has a negative effect on an individuals fitness, the genetic contribution of an individual subsequent generation. Infectious disease: the product of the interaction between the host and the pathogen or parasite, a disease is not the causal agent, but a product, cause of disease is technically termed its etiology. A disease is the product of the interaction between the host and the parasite: fever response elevated host body temp, reduced food intake, diminished activity, sensitivity to pain. Immune responses (hbv and liver damage: same agent can cause different diseases, prions abnormal proteins that cause neural degeneration but are transmissible, varicella-zoster virus human herpes 3 virus, chicken pox in younger children, shingles in adults.
