ch.25

Question 1

antimicrobials

Answer 1

antibacterial agent that kills bacteria or suppresses their growth

Question 2

asepsis

Answer 2

absence of disease-producing microorganisms; using methods to prevent infection

Question 3

bacteria

Answer 3

the most significant and most commonly observed infection-causing agents

Question 4

direct contact

Answer 4

way for organisms to enter the body that involves proximity between the susceptible host and an infected person or a carrier,

Question 5

endemic

Answer 5

something that occurs with predictability in one specific region or population and can appear in a different geographical location

Question 6

fomite

Answer 6

objects that are likely to carry infection

Question 7

iatrogenic

Answer 7

infection that occurs as a result of a treatment or diagnostic procedure

Question 8

medical asepsis

Answer 8

practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique

Question 9

pandemics

Answer 9

global outbreaks of a new or not previously identified virus

Question 10

parasites

Answer 10

organism that lives on or in a host and relies on it for nourishment

Question 11

pathogens

Answer 11

disease-producing microorganism

Question 12

surgical asepsis

Answer 12

practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms; synonym for sterile technique

Question 13

sterilization

Answer 13

the process by which all microorganisms, including spores, are destroyed

Question 14

virulence

Answer 14

ability to produce disease

Question 15

reservoir

Answer 15

natural habitat of an organism

Question 16

portal of exit

Answer 16

point of escape for organism

Question 17

portal of entry

Answer 17

point at which organisms enter a new host

Question 18

Chain of Infection

Answer 18

1. Infections agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. means of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host

Question 19

What is the most significant and commonly found infection causing agent?

Answer 19

bacteria

Question 20

cocci

Answer 20

spherical shape

Question 21

bacilli

Answer 21

rod shaped

Question 22

spirochetes

Answer 22

corkscrew shaped

Question 23

How is influenza spread?

Answer 23

touching a contaminated inanimate article

Question 24

Common Portals of Exit

Answer 24

respiratory
gastrointestinal
skin break

Question 25

incubation

Answer 25

organisms growing and multiplying

Question 26

prodromal stage

Answer 26

person is most infectious, vague signs of disease

Question 27

full stage of illness

Answer 27

specific symptoms

Question 28

convalescent

Answer 28

recovery from the illness

Question 29

inflammatory response

Answer 29

helps body neutralize or eliminate the offending agent

Question 30

antigen

Answer 30

foreign material

Question 31

antibody

Answer 31

produced by body in response to antigens