Chp 4 Controlling Bacterial/Viral Infections Flashcards

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1
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Sepsis

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decay due to bacteria

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Asepsis

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opposite of sepsis, no pathogenic microorganism

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3
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Sterilization does what?

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kills/ removes all micro-organisms in material

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4
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Disinfection reduces?

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number of microorganisms

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5
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Disinfectants are used on what?

What do they do?

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used on non-living substances

reduce number pathogens

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6
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Antiseptics

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Disinfectants mild enough be used on living tissue

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7
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what are Standard Precautions?

why are they used?

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aseptic techniques designed reduce transmission of pathogens

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8
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4 Standard Precautions

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  1. latex or vinyl gloves when contacting body fluid
  2. gowns or masks for splashing
  3. hypodermic needles and sharps handled minimally, exposed properly
  4. spills cleaned with paper towel and gloves, areas disinfected with bleach
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9
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whats used in addition to PPE?

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  1. health policies
  2. hand hygiene
  3. respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
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10
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Chemotherapy

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cancer treatment, use chemical agents to treat disease

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11
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Antibiotics are made by what?

what do they do?

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microorganisms

have ability to destroy or inhibit growth of bacteria

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12
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Example of antibiotic?

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penicillin

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13
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what do viruses do?

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take over our cells to reproduce themselves so they’re inside our cells

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14
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any drug that kills cells that contain ____ also kill our _____ cells

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viruses, body

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15
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Antibiotics ____ kill viruses

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can’t

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16
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Mutations

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mistakes that sometimes occur when cell reproduces DNA

17
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bacteria reproduce every ____ minutes

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20

18
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what happens when bacteria/viruses get mutations? some mutations are ____, some mutations make _____, some mutations _____

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harmful, no difference, beneficial

19
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Vaccines include? (4)

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inactivated bacterial toxins
killed microbes
parts microbes
viable and weakened microbes