Chapter 9 Infection Control and Emergency

Question 1

Constancy of the body’s internal environment.

Answer 1

Homeostasis

Question 2

Autoimmune, cancerous, deficiency, degenerative, genetic, infectious, metabolic

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Types of diseases

Question 3

Inappropriate or excessive response of the body’s immune functions rejection of the body

Answer 3

Autoimmune

Question 4

Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells

Answer 4

Cancerous

Question 5

Lack of essential vitamin mineral or nutrients in a diet.

Answer 5

Deficiency

Question 6

Tissue breakdown caused by overuse syndrome

Answer 6

Degenerative

Question 7

Abnormality in genetic code

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Genetic

Question 8

Caused by biological agents such as viruses,bacteria,fungi, protozoa and parasites

Answer 8

Infectious

Question 9

Physiological dysfunctions that disrupt the body’s metabolism

Answer 9

Metabolic

Question 10

Biological agent capable of causing disease

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Pathogen

Question 11

Occurs when an infectious or pathogenic agent transfers from a reservoir which is the source to a host which is the destination to a direct contact ,vehicle , or vector transmission or inhalation

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Contamination

Question 12

The study of biological and physical manifestation of disease.

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Pathology

Question 13

Diseases can transmitted by:
*Person to person via physical contact including sexual or blood transfusions

• Animal to Person via touching, nite or scratch from an infected animal
• Mother to fetus via pathogens crossing the placenta and infecting the unborn
• vehicle transmission, vector transmissions, inhalation

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Modes Of Direct Contact of Disease Transmission

Question 14

Organisms are transmitted on common objects such as food water door knobs undercooked meats

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Vehicle transmission

Question 15

Involves stings or bites from insects

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Vector transmission

Question 16

Infection spread through the air by respiratory droplets propelled by coughing or sneezing

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Inhalation

Question 17

Involves the application of measure to promote a healthful, disease – free environment.

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Sanitization

Question 18

A condition of physical, mental, social well – being and the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.

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Health

Question 19

Defined as the collective principles of health preservation.

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Hygiene

Question 20

What to do in a event of an emergency
Training in basic first aid
CPR
First aid kit

Answer 20

Emergency Preparedness