Taylor Ch. 25 - Asepsis and Infection Control

Question 1

antimicrobials

Answer 1

drugs that treat infections by killing or slowing the growth of microbes causing infection

Question 2

infection

Answer 2

a disease state that results from the presence of pathogens in or on the body

Question 3

6 components of the cyclic process causing an infection

Answer 3

1. infectious agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. means of transmission
5. portals of entry
6. susceptible host

Question 4

prodromal stage

Answer 4

infection/disease has begun, but the symptoms are just beginning and may be vague

Question 5

endemic

Answer 5

occurs with predictability in one specific region or population

Question 6

stages of infection

Answer 6

1. incubation period
2. prodromal stage
3. full (acute) stage of illness
4. convalescent period