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infection
infectious disease control
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Interferon | biological response modifier. Affects cellular growth. |
| Interferon | part of bodies second line of diffence |
| Portal Of entry | Link #5. where pathogens enter body |
| Portals Of entry | eyes, mouth, nose, trachea, skin,mucous membranes |
| Aseptic | Free of microorganisms. |
| Mode Of Transfer | Link #4. Direct personal contact |
| Mode Of Transfer | direct personal contact |
| Mode Of Transfer | inderect contact-objects |
| Mode Of Transfer | Vectors-flees ticks lice etc. |
| Mode Of Transfer | droplet infection sneezing coughing |
| Mode Of Transfer | spreading to other body parts |
| Portal of Exit | Link #3 route pathogen leaves body |
| Portal of Exit | Poop, coughing, sneazing |
| Sterile | without pathologic organisms |
| reservoir | link #2 where microorganisms are found |
| reservoir | wounds, human/animal waste, animals insects, food/water person with infection |
| Contaminated | made unclean |
| helminths | parasistic worms or flukes animal kingdom |
| helminths | pinworms, tape worms, round worms |
| Causative agents | microorganisms or bio agent. capable of causing disease |
| Sterilization | process used to kill microorgasnisms and pathogenic products |
| microorganism | organism only visible with a microscope. small organism |
| pathogens | microorganisms capable of causing disease |
| normal flora | nonpathogenic organisms |
| normal flora | prevent more harmful microorganisms from colonizing and multiplying. |
| normal flora do the following | occupy, monopolize nutrients, secret toxic substances to other microorganisms |
| bacteria | single-cell microorganisms lacking a nucleus |
| cocci | round bacteria |
| bacilli | rod-shaped bacteria |
| spirochetes | corkscrew or spiral bacteria |
| streptococci | bacteria grown in chains |
| diplococci | bacteria grown in pairs |
| staphylococci | bacteria grown in clusters |
| antimicrobial | killing or suppressing growth of microorganisms |
| clostridium difficle | multi-drug resistant organism (C. Diff) |
| Extended Spectrum Bata Lactamase | producing gonorrhea. Multi-drug resistant organism (ESBL) |
| Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus | multi-drug resistant organism (VRE) |
| Methicillian resistant staphylococcus | multi-drug resistant (MRSA) |
| prions | protien particles. Lack nucleic acids |
| Viruses | small particles of nucleic acid |
| Viruses | can grow and replace only in living cells |
| Protozoa | one-celled organism belong to animal kingdom |
| Protozoa | plasmodium (malaria) |
| Protozoa | entamoeba, histolytica, amebic dysentery |
| Rickettsia | small round or rod shaped microorganisms |
| Rickettsia | transmitted by lice, ticks, fleas, mites |
| Rickettsia causes | rocky mountain spotted feaver, typhus |
| Fungi | tiny primitive organisms of plant kingdom. Yeasts molds |
| Fungi causes | fungle infections. Vaginal candidiasis, athletes foot |
| Mycoses | fungle infection |
| Tinea Pedis | athletes foot fungus |
| Inflammation | localized protective response brought on by injury/distruction of tissue |
| Phagocytosis | part of inflammatory response. |
| Phagocytosis functions | to destroy or inactivate leukocytes |
| Luekocytosis | release increase or production in white blood cells |
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