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microbes that engage in mutual or commensal associations with humans belong to the?

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normal resident microbiota

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A condition in which pathogenic microbes penetrate hosts defenses, enter tissue, and multiply

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infection

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microbe acting as infection that causes damage or disruption to tissues and organs.

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pathogen

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an infection that causes damage or disruption to tissues and organs

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infectious disease

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colonization of the body involves a constant.

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“give and take”

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microbes that occupy the body for only short periods

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transients

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microbes that become established

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residents

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In many cases, microbiota benefits host by preventing overgrowth of harmful microbes.

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microbial antagonism

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what is the largest and most accessible organ?

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skin

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what cling to the surface but do not grow there; influenced by hygiene.

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transients

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stable, predictable, less influenced by hygiene, primarily bacteria and yeasts

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residents

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variations in flora distribution due to shifting conditions in

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pH, oxygen tension, anatomy

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what is the most diverse and unique flora of the body?

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microbiota of the mouth

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intestinal environment favors

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anaerobic bacteria

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what are the sites of the genitourinary tract?

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females- vagina and outer opening of urethra
male- anterior urethra

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major factors in development of infection finding a portal of entry.

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skin
GI tract
respiratory tract
urogenital tract
endogenous biota

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attaching firmly

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fimbriae
capsules
surface proteins
viral spikes
hooks

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existing hosts: portals of exit

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respiratory tract, salivary glands
skin cells
fecal matter
urogenital tract
blood

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introducing known microbes back into the body

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probiotics

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what are factors that weaken hosts defenses and increase susceptibility to infection?

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old age, extreme youth
genetic defects
surgery organ transplants

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capable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses

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true pathogens

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cause disease when the hosts defenses are compromised or when they grow in part of the body that is not natural to them.

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opportunistic pathogens

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characteristic route a microbe follows to enter the tissues of the body.

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portals of entry

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originate from source outside the body ex. Flu

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exogenous

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already exist on or in the body (normal flora)

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endogenous

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characteristic or structure that contributes to the ability of a microbe to cause disease

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virulence factor

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portals of skin

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skin
gastrointestinal tract
respiratory tract
urogenital tract
transplacental

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pathogens that infect during pregnancy STORCH

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syphilis
toxoplasmosis
other diseases
rubella
cytomegalovirus
herpes simplex virus

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minimum number of microbes require for infection to proceed

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infectious dose (ID)

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microbes with a small IDs have a

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greater virulence ex. measles

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what are the 3 phases of an infection

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phase 1 becoming established
phase 2 attaching to the host
phase 3 invading and becoming established

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microbes gain a stable foothold at the portal of entry; dependent on binding between specific molecules on hosts and pathogens.

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adhesion

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how are microbes attach to the host

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fimbrae
flagella
glycocalyx
cilia
suckers
hooks
barbs

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bacteria produced extracellular enzymes that dissolve barriers and penetrate through or between cells to invade underlining tissues

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exoenzymes

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toxins secreted by bacteria damage target cells which die and begin to slough off

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toxins

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specific chemical product of microbes plants and some animals that has poisonous effects on other organ

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toxinoses

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not secreted but released after the host cell is damaged

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endotoxin

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38
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secreted by a living bacterial cell into the infected tissue

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exotoxin

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four distinct stages of clinical infections

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incubation period
prodromal stage
period of invasion
convalescent period

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time from initial contact with the infection agent to the appearance of first symptoms agent is multiplying but damage is insufficient to cause symptoms serval hours years

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incubation period

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vague feelings of discomfort

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prodromal stage

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multiplies at high levels becomes well-established more specific signs and symptoms.

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period of invasion

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as a person begins to respond the infection symptoms decline

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convalescent period

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what is the pattern of infection?

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localized infection
systemic infection
focal infection
mixed infection

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microbes enter the body and remains confined to a specific tissue

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localized infection

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infection spreads to several sites and tissue fluids usually in the bloodstream

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systemic infection

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when infectious agent breaks loose from a local infection and is carried to other tissues

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focal infection

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several microbes grow simultaneously at the infection site

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mixed infection

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objective evidence of disease as noted by an observer

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sign

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subjective evidence of disease as sensed by the patient

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symptom

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initial infection

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primary infection

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subsequent infection by a different microbe

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secondary infection

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comes on rapidly severe but short-lived effects ex stomach bug

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acute infection

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progress and persists over long period of time ex HIV Herpes

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chronic infections

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what are the earliest signs of a disease

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fever pain soreness swelling edema granulomas abscesses lymphadenitis

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although infected the host doesn’t show any signs of disease

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asymptomatic

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what are the signs of infection in the blood

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changes in the number of circulating white blood cells

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increase in white blood cells

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leukocytosis

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decrease in white blood cells

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leukopenia

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microorganisms are multiplying in the blood and present in large numbers

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septicemia

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small numbers of bacteria present in blood not necessarily multiplying

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bacteremia

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small number or viruses present not necessarily multiplying

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viremia

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portals of exit

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respiratory and salivary portals
epithelial cells
fecal exit
urogenital tract
removal of blood or bleeding

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after the initial symptoms in certain chronic diseases the microbe can periodically become active and produce a recurrent diseases person may or may not shed it during the latent stage

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latency

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person with a latent infection who sheds the infectious agent

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chronic carrier

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long-term or permanent damage to tissues or organs

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sequelae

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study of the frequency and distribution of the disease and other health-related factors in defined human populations

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epidemiology

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individual who inconspicuously shelters a pathogen and spreads it to others

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carrier

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shows no symptoms

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asymptomatic carrier

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contained healthcare provider transfers them to other patients

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passive carrier

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primary habitat of pathogen in the natural world

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reservoir

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individual or object from which an infection is actually acquired

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source

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spread the infectious agent during the incubation period

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incubation carriers

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recuperating without symptoms

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convalescent carriers

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individual who shelters the infectious agent for a long period

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chronic carrier

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a live animal that transmits an infectious agent from one host to another

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vector

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infection indigenous to animals naturally transmissible to humans

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zoonosis

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when an infected host can transmit the infections agent to another host and established infection in that host

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communicable disease

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infectious diseases does not arise through transmission from host to host

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non-communicable

80
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physical contact or fine aerosol droplets

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direct contact

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passes from infected host to intermediate conveyor and then to another host ex doorknob cell phone

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indirect contact

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inanimate material, food, water, biological products, fomites

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vehicle

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droplet nuclei, aerosols

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airborn

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total number of existing cases with respect to entire population usually represented by a percentage of the population

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prevalence

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measures the number of new cases over a certain time period as compared with the general healthy population

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incidence

86
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the total number of deaths in a population due to a certain disease

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mortality rate

87
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number of people afflicted with a certain disease

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morbidity rate

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disease that exhibits a relatively steady frequency over a long period of time in a particular geographic locale

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endemic occurrence

89
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when occasional cases are reported at irregular intervals

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sporadic occurrence

90
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what does epidemiologists consider?

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virulence, portals of entry and exit and the course of disease

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colleting analyzing and reporting data on rates of occurrence mortality morbidity and transmission of infection

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surveillance

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what is the CDC?

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centers of disease control and prevention principal government agency responsible for keeping track of infectious diseases nationwide

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who is the WHO?

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world health organization for worldwide tabulation and control

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when prevalence of a disease is increasing beyond what is expected

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epidemic occurrence

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epidemic across continents

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pandemic occurrence

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what are (HAIs)

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nosocomial infections also called healthcare associated infections are diseases that are acquired or developed during a hospital stay.

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what are nosocomial infections

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the most common involve surgical incisions and the respiratory tract, GI tract, skin, urinary tract, and blood sepsis

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stringent measures to prevent the spared of nosocomial infections from patient to patient from patient to worker and from worker to patient

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universal precautions

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