Infection Process & Infection Agent

Question 1

grows only in the presence of oxygen

Answer 1

Aerobic

Question 2

grows only in the absence of oxygennce of oxygen

Answer 2

Anaerobic

Question 3

• Smallest known agents that cause disease
• Infections usually self- limiting
  -Exceptions include rabies and HIV

Answer 3

Viruses

Question 4

Responsible for common diseases; many are harmless, but some cause infections.

Answer 4

fungi

Question 5

Single-celled animals causing diseases like malaria, amebic dysentery, and African sleeping sickness.

Answer 5

Protozoa

Question 6

3 types of Infection Agent?

Answer 6

Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa

Question 7

A reservoir is any natural habitat of a microorganism that promotes growth and reproduction.
• Examples of reservoirs are soiled or wet dressings, hospital equipment, and carriers (person or animal who harbors and spreads an organism).
• Food and proper atmosphere are required to thrive.

Answer 7

reservior

Question 8

• A microorganism cannot cause disease in another
host unless it finds a point of escape from the reservoir.
• Human exit routes are gastrointestinal, respiratory,
and genitourinary systems; tissue; and blood.
• Hand hygiene can prevent the spread of microorganisms or cross-contamination

Answer 8

exit route