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HOW MANY ESSENTIAL FACTORS ARE THERE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? 6
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING INVOLVED IN THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? YOU NEED A CAUSE OR PATHOGEN
WHAT IS A CAUSE OR PATHOGEN? MICROORGANISM
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF MICROORGANISMS BACTERIAFUNGIVIRUSRICKETTSIAEPARASITES
WHAT IS THE SECOND THING INVOLVED IN THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? THERE HAS TO BE A SOURCE OR RESERVOIR OF THE AGENT
WHAT IS THE SOURCE OR RESERVOIR OF THE AGENT? A HUMAN OR ANIMAL
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE SOURCE OR RESERVOIR OF THE AGENT YOU ME CARLOS DDOG BIRDBEAR
WHAT IS THE THIRD THING INVOLVED IN THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? THERE HAS TO BE A MEANS OF ESCAPE OF THIS AGENT FROM THE RESERVOIR
GIVE EXAMPLES OF A MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM THE AGENT FROM THE RESERVOIR BLOODTEARSVAGINAL/PENIS DISCHARGEBREATHING
WHAT IS THE MEANS OF ESCAPE OF THIS AGENT FROM THE RESERVOIR? DISCHARGE
IS A MEANS OF TRANSMISSION OF THIS AGENT FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE NEW HOST A PART OF THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? YES
WHAT STEP OF THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS IS A MEANS OF TRANSMISSION OF THE AGENT FROM THE RESERVOIR TO A NEW HOST? 4
WHAT IS THE MEANS OF TRANSMISSION OF THIS AGENT FROM THE RESERVOIR TO A NEW HOST? INDIRECTDIRECT
WHAT IS INDIRECT TRANSMISSION? THE AGENT IS TRANSMITTED TO THE HOST THROUGH A VECTOR
WHAT IS DIRECT TRANSMISSION? THE INFECTIOUS AGENT IS DIRECTLY TRANSMITTED TO THE HOST
GIVE EXAMPLES OF INDIRECT TRANSMISSION INSECTSFOODWATERAIR
GIVE EXAMPLES OF DIRECT TRANSMISSION SEXKISSINGTOUCHINGSNEEZING ON SOMEONECOUGHING ON SOMEONE
WHAT IS THE FIFTH STEP IN THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A MEANS OF ENTRY OF THE AGENT TO THE NEW SUSCEPTIBLE HOST
WHAT IS THE MEANS OF ENTRY OF THE AGENT TO A NEW SUSCEPTIBLE HOST? A PORTAL OF ENTRY
GIVE EXAMPLES OF A PORTAL OF ENTRY HANDSANYTHING WITH AN OPENINGMOUTH NOSEVAGINA/PENISEYES
WHAT IS THE LAST STEP IN THE INFECTIOUS PROCESS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A SUSCEPTIBLE HOST
WHAT IS THE SUSCEPTIBLE HOST? SOMEONE WITH A LOW RESISTANCE
WHAT IS A LOW RESISTANCE? HAVING A LOW/WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM
WHAT ARE SOME REASONS WHY YOU MIGHT HAVE A LOW RESISTANCE? AGEYOU MAY HAVE SOME OTHER DISEASE ALREADY
WHEN DOES INFECTION BEGIN? WITH THE INVASION OF THE BODY BY A PATHOGEN THAT IS THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF THE DISEASE IN QUESTION
HOW BIG IS A VIRUS? THE SMALLEST PATHOGEN
WHAT DOES THE VIRUS NEED TO MULTIPLY? REQUIRES HOST CELLS FOR MULTIPLICATION & ACTIVITY
WHAT ARE RICKETTSIAE? INTRACELLULAR PARASITES
WHAT ARE BACTERIA? SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS THAT MAKE UP THE LARGEST GROUP OF PATHOGENS
WHAT TEMPERATURE IS BEST FOR BACTERIA TO GROW & MULTIPLY? 98.6 F30 C
WHAT IS REGULAR BODY TEMPERATURE? 98.6 F
WHAT ARE FUNGI? THE LOWEST FORM OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS THAT BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FREE-LIVING & HOST-INDEPENDENT PARASITES
WHAT ARE PARASITES? ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN OR ON ANOTHER ORGANISM
DOES THE BODY HAVE ITS OWN DEFENSE SYSTEM? YES
WHAT ARE LEUKOCYTES? THE BODYS DEFENSE SYSTEM
WHAT ARE WHITE BLOOD CELLS CALLED? LEUKOCYTES
HOW MANY TYPES OF LEUKOCYTES ARE THERE? 2
WHAT IS ONE TYPE OF LEUKOCYTE? PHAGOCYTIC
WHAT IS ANOTHER TYPE OF LEUKOCYTE? ANTIBODY PRODUCING
HOW MANY VARIETIES OF PHAGOCYTIC & ANTIBODY PRODUCING LEUKOCYTES ARE THERE? 5
WHAT ARE THE FIVE VARIETIES OF LEUKOCYTES? NEUTROPHILSLYMPHOCYTESMONOCYTESEOSINOPHILSBASOPHILS
WHAT TYPE OF LEUKOCYTE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PRIMARY ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTION? LYMPHOCYTES
WHAT ARE THE TWP TYPES OF LYMPHOCYTES? T-CELLSB-CELLS
WHAT HAPPENS WITH ANTIBODIES WHEN AN ANTIGEN ENTERS THE BODY? THE ANTIBODIES SWARM THE ANTIGEN TO KILL IT
WHAT IS A NONSPECIFIC DEFENSE RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO AN IRRITATING, INVASIVE, OR INJURIOUS FOREIGN SUBSTANCE? INFLAMMATION
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLAMMATION? ITCHINGSWOLLENREDPAINHOT
WHEN CAN THE HEALING PROCESS BEGIN? CANNOT BEGIN UNTIL ALL BACTERIA IS DESTROYED & DEAD TISSUE IS REMOVED
WHAT IS THE BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL TO UNDESIRABLE MICROORGANISMS INFLUENCED BY? THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE PERSON
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE INFLUENCES OF THE BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL TO UNDESIRABLE MICROORGANISMS AMOUNT OF RESTDIETSTRESSAGEOTHER DISEASES THEY MAY ALREADY HAVECONDITION OF THE PERSON'S EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTGENETIC TRAITS
WHAT ARE SOME EXMAPLES OF THE WAY STRESS CAN INFLUENCE YOUR BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL? IF YOU ARE OVERLY STRESSED YOUR RESISTANCE LEVEL TENDS TO BE LOWER
WHAT IS A WAY YOUR AMOUNT OF REST CAN INFLUENCE YOUR BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL? TOO MUCH REST CAN MAKE YOU EVEN MORE TIRED
DOES A POOR DIET AFFECT YOUT BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY? NEGATIVELY
WHAT AGE GROUPS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A LOW BODY RESISTANCE LEVEL? CHILDREN ELDERLY
GIVE AN EXAMPLE A PERSON'S EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE AFFECT ON THIER BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL? POOR LIVING CONDITIONS
WHY ARE GENETIC TRAITS AN INFLUENCE OF THE BODY'S RESISTANCE LEVEL? IF YOUR FAMILY HAS A HISTORY OF CERTAIN DISEASES IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU MAY DEVELOP THOSE SAME DISEASES OVER TIME
WHAT ARE THE BODY'S TWO NATURAL DEFENSE MECHANISMS? PHYSICALCHEMICAL
GIVE EXAMPLES OF THE BODY'S NATURAL DEFENSE MECHANISMS THE SKINMUCOUS MEMBRANESRESPIRATORY TRACTGI TRACTBLOOD & LYMPHOID TISSUE
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SKIN'S DEFENSE MECHANISM? WE SWEAT TO COOL OUR BODY'S DOWN
IS CILIA OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES A DEFENSE MECHANISM? YES
IS COUGHING/SNEEZING A DEFENSE MECHANISM? IF SO, WHAT TYPE OF DEFENSE MECHANISM IS IT? YESTHE RESPIRATORY TRACT
HOW IS THE GI TRACT A DEFENSE MECHANISM? IT FILTERS OUR BODY'S WASTE & REMOVES IT
WHAT ARE TUMORS? MASSES OF NEW CELLS THAT INCREASE WITHOUT CONTROL & HAVE NO USEFUL FUNCTION
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BENIGN TUMORS? ENCAPSULATEDGROW VERY SLOWLY
WHAT IS A TUMOR THAT IS NOT ENCAPSULATED, GROWS VERY FAST, SPREAD THROUGH METASTASIS, & PRODUCES GREAT WEAKNESS & EMACIATION? MALIGNANT
WHAT IS METASTASIS? MOVING THROUGH THE BLOOD & LYMPH SYSTEM
WHAT IS EMACIATION? WEIGHT LOSS
HOW MANY DANGER SIGNS OF CANCER ARE THERE? 7
WHAT IS UNUSUAL BLEEDING OR DISCHARGE FROM ANY BODY OPENING? A DANGER OF CANCER
IS A CHANGE IN A WART OR MOLE A DANGER SIGN OF CANCER? YES
WHAT IS ONE DANGER SIGN OF CANCER? LUMPS OR THICKENING IN THE BREASTS OR ELSEWHERE
IS ANY SORE THAT DOES NOT HEAL A DANGER SIGN OF CANCER? YES
WHAT IS A PERSISTANT HOARSENESS OR DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING? A DANGER SIGN OF CANCER
WHAT ARE TWO MORE DANGER SIGNS OF CANCER? ANY CHANGE IN BOWEL OR URINARY HABITSPERSISTENT INDIGESTION
WHAT IS ONE WAY TO OBSERVE MEDICAL ASEPSIS IN OUR OWN EVERDAY LIFE? WASH YOUR HANDS
IS WASHING YOUR HANDS THE LEAST OR MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE? MOST EFFECTIVE
WHEN SHOULD YOU WASH YOUR HANDS? BEFORE & AFTER EVERY PATIENTBEFORE & AFTER HANDLING ANY SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT
WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO WASH YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF THE PATIENT, EVEN IF YOU'VE JUST WASHED THEM BEFORE YOU ENTER THEIR ROOM? IT GIVES THEM A SENSE OF REASSUREMENT
WHEN SHOULD YOU USE GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF? WHEN HANDLING HIGHLY CONTAMINATED ARTICLES
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAVE A BREAK IN YOUR SKIN, NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL? COVER THE BREAK
WHY SHOULD YOU COVER ANY BREAK IN YOUR SKIN? AS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE AGAINST SELF-INFECTION
HOW MANY DEGREES OF STERILIZATION ARE THERE? NONE
CAN ITEMS BE STERILE & NOT AT THE SAME TIME? NO
WHAT IS SANITATION? A CLEANING PROCESS USING WATER & DETERGENT
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF SANITATION AFTER EACH USE? WASH, RINSE, & DRY
SHOULD YOU WEAR GLOVES WHEN SANTIZING? YES
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF DESTRUCTION OF MICROORGANISMS? DISINFECTION
WHAT DOES THE AUTOCLAVE USE TO STERILIZE ITEMS? STEAM UNDER PRESSURE
WHAT IS THE USUAL TIMING RANGE OF THE AUTOCLAVE? 15-45 MIN.
ARE THE CONTAINERS SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN OR CLOSED TO ALLOW CIRCULATION OF STEAM? OPEN
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF THE AUTOCLAVE? 250 F
HOW SHOULD INSTRUMENTS BE PLACED IN THE AUTOCLAVE? UNLOCKEDOPEN
HOW SHOULD YOU RESTOCK STERILE PACKS? OLDEST IN FRONT
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