chapter 18-19 definition terms

Question 1

Aerobes

Answer 1

requires oxygen to grow

Question 2

Chancre

Answer 2

a painless ulcerating sore

Question 3

bacilli

Answer 3

rod shaped bacteria that causes TB and other diseases

Question 4

endospore

Answer 4

resistant dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions

Question 5

fungi

Answer 5

plants, such as mushrooms, yeasts, and molds that lack chlorophyll

Question 6

gram negative

Answer 6

classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope

Question 7

grams stain

Answer 7

four-step staining process developed by Hans Christian Gram and used to separate bacteria into groups

Question 8

herpes virus

Answer 8

causes an ulcer like lesion

Question 9

Latent

Answer 9

dormant

Question 10

Non pathogenic

Answer 10

non disease causing

Question 11

Pandemic

Answer 11

condition/disease that occur all over the world or country,

Question 12

petri plate

Answer 12

small, flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms; also called Petri dish

Question 13

virulent

Answer 13

capable of causing serious disease

Question 14

acquired immunity

Answer 14

immunity that id developed throughout a persons lifetime.

Question 15

anaphalaxis

Answer 15

serious allergic reaction that causes the throat to close and may result in death

Question 16

chain of infection

Answer 16

conditions that all must be present for an infection/disease to occur

Question 17

communicable disease

Answer 17

contagious infection or disease that can spread from person to person

Question 18

direct contact

Answer 18

touching or coming in contact with a patient’s blood or saliva

Question 19

hazardous waste

Answer 19

waste that presents danger to humans or the environment

Question 20

immunity

Answer 20

the ability of the body to resist disease

Question 21

infectious waste

Answer 21

waste that is capable of causing infectious disease

Question 22

latent infection

Answer 22

a persistent infection in which that symptoms come and go

Question 23

pathogen

Answer 23

disease causing organism

Question 24

sharps

Answer 24

pointed or cutting instruments, including needles, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, and endodontic instruments.

Question 25

universal precautions

Answer 25

guidelines based on treating all human blood and body fluids (including saliva) as potentially infectious