Week 1 - Introduction To Infection Flashcards
1
Q
What is an infection?
A
Invasion of hosts tissues by microorganisms and disease caused by microbial multiplication, toxins or host response
2
Q
How can infection be passed?
A
Patient to patient
Water
Food
Air
Surfaces
Animals
Passed via intermediary
3
Q
What is patient to patient transmission?
A
Microorganisms carried on skin and mucosal surfaces
Normally harmless but if transferred to another site they can be harmful
4
Q
What is horizontal transmission?
A
Contact, inhalation, ingestion
5
Q
What is vertical transmission?
A
Mother to child, before or at birth
