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Chapter 9 - Infection Control Concepts Flashcards

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What is acquired immunity?

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What is acquired resistance?

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What is airborne transmission?

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What are antibodies?

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What are antigens?

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What are bacteria?

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small, singh-celled organisms with a cell wall and an atypical nucleus that lacks a membrane

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What is the cycle of infection?

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factors involved in the spread of disease:
- infectious organism
- reservoir of infection
- portal of exit
- susceptible host
- portal of entry
- means of transport from reservoir to host

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What is direct contact?

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What is droplet contamination?

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What are droplet nuclei?

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What is an endospore?

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a resistant form of the bacteria that is produced within the cell when environmental conditions are unfavorable - can germinate when conditions improve

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What is a fomite?

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What is a fungus?

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yeasts or molds that can cause skin or respiratory infections; they may also serve useful purposes

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What is a health care-associated infection (HAI)?

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What are molds?

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multi-cellular fungi

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What does it mean to be motile?

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capable of motion

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What is natural resistance?

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What is normal flora?

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microorganisms that live on or inside the body without causing infections or diseases

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What is a nosocomial infection?

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What is an opportunistic infection?

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an infection caused by usually nonpathogenic organisms

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What is passive immunity?

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What is a pathogen?

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a microorganism that causes infections or diseases

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What are pathogenic organisms?

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What is phagocytosis?

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What is a prion?

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a small, not well understood pathogen that is believed to be an infectious protein

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What are protozoa?

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complex, single-celled animals that exist as free-living organisms

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What is a spore?

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the reproductive method for a mold

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What is a vector?

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What is a vehicle?

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What is a virion?

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a fully developed viral particle made of genetic material protected by an outer protein coating

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What are virulence factors?

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RTE 1011 - Radiographic Patient Care (16 decks)

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