Infection control terminology

Question 1

Inappetent

Answer 1

Lack of appetite

Question 2

Conjunctivitis

Answer 2

Is the inflammation of the transparent membrane that lines your eyelid and eyeballs

Question 3

Contagious

Answer 3

Transmitted by direct or non-direct contact with an infected person or animal

Question 4

Pathogen

Answer 4

something that is capable of producing disease

Question 5

Lethargy

Answer 5

The condition of being drowsy, listless or weak

Question 6

Recumbent

Answer 6

The position of lying down

Question 7

Pyrexic

Answer 7

Abnormal elevation of body temperature

Question 8

Trachycadia

Answer 8

A medical condition in which the patient has an abnormally fast heartbeat

Question 9

Bradycardia

Answer 9

A particularly slow beating heart

Question 10

Jaundice

Answer 10

A condition in which the skin becomes yellow in colour as do the mucous membranes

Question 11

Infectious

Answer 11

Something that has the ability to be transferred from something to something else

Question 12

Zoonotic disease

Answer 12

A type of disease that can be transferred between people and animals

Question 13

Tachypnoea

Answer 13

Rapid breathing

Question 14

Aggression

Answer 14

Any threat or harmful behaviour

Question 15

Notifiable disease

Answer 15

Any disease that must be reported to the appropriate authorities when diagnosed

Question 16

Dyspnoea

Answer 16

Having a hard time breathing

Question 17

Cyanosis

Answer 17

Blush discolouration of the tongue and mucous membranes of the body caused by inadequate oxygen levels

Question 18

Microbial resistance

Answer 18

Occurs when bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites change over time