Microbiology Flashcards

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What is splatter?

A

Splash

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2
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What is spatter

A

Large droplets

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3
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What does airborne mean?

A

Carried by air

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4
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What is aerosols?

A

Tiny particles in the air

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5
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What is immunizations?

A

Artificial immunity

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6
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What is gram+ and gram- from?

A

Bacteria

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7
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Gram negative or gram positive is more resistant to antibiotics?

A

Gram negative

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8
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Obligate anaerobic?

A

Needs oxygen to survive

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9
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Faculatative anaerobic?

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With or without oxygen to survive

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10
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Microaerophiles?

A

Need oxygen

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11
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List the chain of infection?

A

Infectious agent, reservoirs, portals of exit, modes of transmission, portals of entry, susceptible host

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12
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How do you differentiatie between a mode of transmission and a route of entry?

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Mode of transmission is how to microbe travels to the host, and the route of entry is how the microbe enters the host.

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13
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What is the concept of microbiology in healthcare?

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Knowing Microbes exist, and how to prevent their spread

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14
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What are diseases caused by bacteria?

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Tb, dpt, staphylococcal(staph infection), streptococcus mutans(streptococcus throat, dental cavities), chlamydia, oral thrush

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15
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What is a prion disease?

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Affects both humans and animals. Brain damage

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16
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What are the viruses?

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Mmr, polio, chicken pox, shingles, influenza, common cold

Can jot be treated with antibiotics

17
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What are the routes of entry?

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Inhalation, injection, abosrbtion

18
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What is an asymptomatic person?

A

Someone who contracts a disease and doesn’t know they are infecting other. They show no symptoms

19
Q

What is the goal of infection control?

A

To reduce or eliminate microorganisms

20
Q

What does hep a, b, c, d, and e have in common?

A

They all affect the liver

21
Q

What is HIV?

A

Destruction of the immune system. Can sometimes lead to aids

22
Q

Why immunizations?

A

Strengthens our immunity

23
Q

What are the 6 categories of how emerging diseases are spread?

A

Ecological, human demographics, technology, other changes