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FND HEALTHCARE
fundamentals of healthcare
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5 main classes of microorganisms | bacteria, protozoa, fungi, rickettsiae, viruses |
| What is a discription for Bacteria | one-celled plant |
| What is a discription for protozoa | one-celled animal |
| What is a discription for fungi | plantlike organism |
| What is a discription for rickettsiae | parasitic organisms |
| What is a discription for viruses | smallest microorgamsims |
| 5 living enviroments for pathogens | warm, dark, source of food, moisture, some require oxygen |
| What is a discription for endogenous | disease originates in the body |
| What is a discription for exogenous | disease originates outside the body |
| What is a discription for nosocomial | acquired in a hospital |
| What is a discription for opportunistic | body's defence system is weak |
| what are the components in the chain of infection | causative agent, source of resevoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, suseptible host |
| What is a causative agent | pathogen |
| What is a source of resevoir | were it can live |
| what is a portal of entry | have a way to enter a new host |
| what is a mode of transmission | a way it can be transmitted |
| what is a suseptible host | a person likely to get an infection |
| what is a disease of bacteria | strepthroat |
| what is a disease of protozoa | malaria |
| what is a disease of fungi | ringworms |
| what is a disease of rickettsiae | rocky moutain spotted fever |
| what is a disease of viruses | hepititus b |
| 5 body defences | mucous membrane, cillia, tears, fever, inflamation, |
| concern is... | HBV,HCV, HIV |
| what is a portal of exit | a way for it to leave the host |