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Infection Prevention and Control

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What does the term "leuko" mean?   show
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What does the term "erythro" mean?   show
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show Cell  
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show Inflammation  
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show Against  
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show Front  
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show Back  
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show Distal  
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What is the entry into the body of an infectious agent that then multiplies and causes tissue damage and may result in illness and disease?   show
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Bacteria, viruses, prions, protozoa, rickettsia, fungi, mycoplasmas, and helminths are all _________________.   show
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show Normal Flora  
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show They perform useful protective functions. Intestinal flora help synthesize vitamin K for blood clotting. They can produce antibiotic and toxic substances that slow or stop the growth of microorganisms.  
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show Bacteria  
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How are bacteria classified?   show
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Which type of bacteria retain the stain on a slide?   show
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show Gram-negative  
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show Diplo, Strepto, Staphylo  
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Protein particles that cause degenerative neurological disease such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease aka "Mad Cow Disease" are known as ___________.   show
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show Lice, fleas, ticks  
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show A parasitic worm such as, pin worms, round worms, and tape worms.  
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show Causative Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transfer, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host  
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show Causative agent  
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show Exposure to moist heat at high temperatures under pressure for 16-20 minutes, also known as autoclave.  
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show Reservoirs  
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show Direct Contact, Indirect Contact, Vectors, Droplet Infection, Spread of infection from one part of the body to another.  
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What is the way in which a pathogen enters the body refered to as?   show
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What are some examples of Portals of Entry within the Chain on Infection?   show
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show Someone who could more easily get an infection  
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What are 3 main things that increase susceptibility to infection?   show
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show Hand Hygiene  
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show Poor nutrition, Immobility, Poor hygiene, Chronic illness, Physiological factors of aging such as thinner skin  
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show Fever, Leukocytosis, Phagocytosis, Inflammation, and Interferon  
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What kind of immunity do you have if you are given antitoxin or antiserum containing antibodies or antitoxins?   show
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show A baby receiving antibodies from its mother  
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show Artificially acquired  
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show Natually acquired immunity  
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