Infections Disease: Vocabulary Flashcards

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Infectious disease

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Illness caused by infestation of body by biological organisms

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Index case

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The individual who first introduced an infectious agent to a population

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Normal flora

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Organisms that live inside our bodies without ordinarily causing disease

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Pathogen

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Organism capable of causing disease

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Opportunistic pathogen

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Ordinarily non-harmful bacteria that causes disease only under unusual circumstances

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Bacteria

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Microscopic single cell organisms that range in length from 1 to 20 µm

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Gram Stain

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Method of differentiating types of bacteria according to their reaction to a chemical stain process

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Exotoxin

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Toxic waste Products released by living bacteria

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Endotoxin

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Toxic products released when bacteria die and decompose

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Bactericidal

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Capable of killing bacteria

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Bacteriostatic

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Capable of inhibiting bacterial growth for reproduction

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Viruses

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Disease causing organisms that can be seen only with an electron microscope

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Obligate intracellular parasite

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Organism that can grow and reproduce only within a host cell

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Prions

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Particles of protein, folded in such a way that proteins enzymes cannot act on them

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Fungi

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Plantlike microorganisms; singular: fungus.

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Protozoa

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Single cell parasitic organisms with flexible membranes and the ability to move.

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Parasites

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Organisms that live in or on another organism

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Pinworms

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Parasites that are 3 to 10 mm long and live in the distal colon.

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Hookworm

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Parasites that attach to the host intestinal lining

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Trichinosis

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Disease resulting from an infestation of Trichinilla spiralis

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Reservoir

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Any living creature or environment that can Harbor an infectious agent.

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Contamination

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Presence of an agent only on the surface of a host without penetrating it.

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Infection

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Presence of agent within the host, without necessarily causing disease

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Latent period

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Time when a host cannot transmit an infectious agent to someone else

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Communicable period

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Time when a hosts can transmit an infectious agent to someone else.

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Incubation period

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Time between the hosts exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of symptoms

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Antigen

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Surface protein on most viruses and bacteria that identify them as self or non-himself

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Antibody

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Protein that is produced in response to and that attacks a disease antigen

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Seroconversion

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Creation of antibodies after exposure to disease

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Window phase

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Time between exposure to a disease and Cerro conversion

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PPD

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Purified protein derivative, the substance use is a test for tuberculosis

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Decontaminate

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To destroy or remove pathogens

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Disinfect

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To destroy certain forms of Micro organisms, but not all.

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Low level of disinfection

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Destroys the most bacteria and some viruses- used for routine housecleaning, removing visible body fluids

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Intermediate level disinfection

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Destroys microbacterium tuberculosis and most viruses and fungi. Does not destroy bacterial spores. 1:10 - 1:100 chlorine bleach solution is acceptable.

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High-level disinfection

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Destroys all forms of micro organisms except certain bacterial spores

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Sterilization

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Destroys all microorganisms and is required for all contaminated invasive instruments