module 9 Promotion of safety study guide B

Question 1

microorganisms that are beneficial to the body

Answer 1

nonpathogens

Question 2

mircoorganisms that cause infection and disease to the body

Answer 2

pathogens

Question 3

smallest of all microorganisms - cannot reproduce unless they are inside another living cell

Answer 3

viruses

Question 4

simple, plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter

Answer 4

fungi

Question 5

simple, one-celled organisms that multiply rapidly and are classified by shape and arrangement

Answer 5

bacteria

Question 6

rod shaped bacteria

Answer 6

bacilli

Question 7

round or spherical shaped bacteria

Answer 7

cocci

Question 8

corkscrew shaped bacteria

Answer 8

spirilla

Question 9

one-celled animal-like organisms often found in decayed materials, animal or bird feces, insect bites, and contaminated water.

Answer 9

protozoa

Question 10

multicellular parasitic organisms that we call “worms” or “flukes”

Answer 10

helminths

Question 11

cannot live outside the cells of another living organism - found in fleas, ticks, and mites, and transmitted to humans by the bites of those insects.

Answer 11

riskettsiae

Question 12

microbes that originate within the body

Answer 12

endogenous

Question 13

microbes that originate outside the body

Answer 13

exogenous

Question 14

when a pateint gets an infection from inside the hospital

Answer 14

hospital-acquired

Question 15

an infection that people with suppressed immune systems can get

Answer 15

opportunitic