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microexam3d

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The primary targets for microbial control are   microorganisms capable of causing infection or spoilage (that are constantly present in the external environment & on the human body  
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Which microbes have the highest RESISTANCE?   Prions and bacterial endospores  
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What is sterilization?   A process that destroys or removes all viable microorganisms, including viruses  
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Can an item be almost sterile?   Things can only be sterile or not sterile  
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The use of a physical process or chemical agent to destroy vegetative pathogens but not bacterial endospores   disinfection  
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the growth of microorganisms in the blood and other tissues   SEPSIS  
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Any practice which prevents the entry of infectious agents into sterile tissues and thus prevents infection   Asepsis  
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A ____________ is normally only used on INANIMATE objects because the concentrations required to be effective can be toxic to human/animal tissue   disinfectant  
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These are examples of _________________: Applying a solution of 5% bleach to an examining table, boiling food utensils   disinfection  
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Aseptic techniques commonly practiced in health care consist of _____________ being applied directly to exposed body surfaces   antiseptics  
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Swabbing an open root canal with hydrogren peroxide is an example of _______   antisepsis (aseptic technique)  
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Does a -cidal agent result in sterilization?   Not necessarily  
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a cleasing technique that mechanically removes microorganisms and other debris to reduce contamination to organisms   sanitization,  
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Soap and detergent are examples of   sanitizers  
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the reduction of the number of microbes on the human skin involving scrubbing skin or immersing in chemicals   degermation  
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The permanent termination of an organism's vital processes   death  
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How do we determine if microbial death has occured?   The most practical way is to determine if a microbial cel can still reproduce when exposed to a suitable environment  
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Factors that influence rate at which microbes are killed by antimicrobial agents   1. lenght of exposure to agent. 2. effect of the microbial load. 3. relative resistance of spores vs vegetative forms 4. action of the agent, whether microbicial or microbistatic  
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The cellular targets of physical & chemical agents fall into 4 general categories   1. the cell wall 2. cell membrane 3. cellular synthetic processes (DNA, RNA) 4. proteins  
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Particularly in gram-negative bacteria __________ & ___________ disrupt the cell walls making them fragile and lysed more easily.   Detergents, Alcohol  
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Chemical agents damage the cell wall by   blocking its synthesis, digesting it, or breaking down its surface  
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Microorganisms have a cell membrane composed of ______________ and ______________   lipids and proteins  
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large, mixed collection of microbes adapted to the body; includes bacteria fungi, protozoa.   Normal flora  
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some sites that harbor normal flora are   skin, upper respiratory tract, GI tract, external genitalia, external ear/eye  
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Give an example of normal flora   Escherichia coli living in the intestine which produce Vitamin K  
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Not always present, not permanent type of flora   Transient  
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When one microbe benefits, but its cohabitant is neither harmed nor benefited   commensalism  
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exists when organisms live in an obligatory, but mutually beneficial relationship. There is one obligatory dependent but both benefit   mutualism  
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What is viremia?   Presence of viruses in the blood stream  
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The entry, establishment and multiplication of pathogenic organisms within a host   Infection  
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What is a secondary infection?   an infection that compunds a preexisting infection  
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When does naturation occur?   when the bonds that maintain the secondary and tertiary structure of the protein are broken  
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What is a way a protein can be denatured?   Through coagulation by moist heat, chemicals such as strong organic solvents, and phenolics  
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Methods of controlling microorganisms can be divided into two broad categories _______ & _______   Physical and chemical control  
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Methods of physical control   Heat, radiation filtration ultrasonic waves, and even cold, but heat is the most prominent way to physically control microoganisms  
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The mechanical removal of most microbes from an animate or inanimate surface, but doesn't kill   Decontamination  
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What are the contaminants that need to be controlled?   bacterial vegetative cells & endospores; fungal hyphae & spores; yeasts; protozoan trophozoites & cysts; worms; viruses; prions  
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disinfection of LIVING things   Antisepsis  
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give an example of asepsis   handwashing, hydrogen peroxide, iodine  
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stasis and static mean   to stand still; not change  
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prevent the growth of bacteria   bacteristatic  
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inhibit fungal growth   fungistatic  
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Factors that influence the action of antimicrobial agents   # of organisms (load); nature of microorganisms in population; temp & pH of environment; concentration of agent; mode of action of agent; presence of solvents  
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Antimicrobial modes of action **   the cell wall; the cell membrane; DNA, RNA; proteins (denaturation by alcohols, acids, antibiotics  
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another name for detergent   surfactant  
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what does a surfactant do?   breaks up the lipids  
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methods of physical microbial control   heat - moist or dry  
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the shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temp   thermal death time (TDT)  
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the lowest temp required to kill all microbes in a sample in 10 minutes   thermal death point (TDP)  
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Autoclave uses   steam under pressure  
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most efficient pressure-temperature combination for sterilization   15 psi above normal atmospheric pressure which yeilds 121 degrees  
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nonpressurized steam   tyndallization or intermittent sterilization  
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used to disinfect beverages   pasteurization  
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two types of pasteurization   flash method and batch method  
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T/F pasteurization does not kill endospores or thermoduric microbes   True  
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What is the simplest way to disinfect?   boiling water  
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ignites and reduces microbes to ash and gas   incineration  
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dehydration of vegetative cells when directly exposed to normal room air   desiccation  
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making beef jerky is an example of   desiccation  
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a combination of freezing and drying; used to preserve microorganisms and other cells in a viable state for many years   lyophilization  
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What is the most common target for radiation?   DNA  
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types of radiation   ionizing and nonionizing  
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technique for removing microbes from air and liquids   filtration  
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What is a tinture?   solution dissolved in pure alcohol or water-alcohol mixtures  
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What are the two branches of the immune system?   innate (born with it) and acquired/adapted  
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The innate branch breaks down into ________ & ______________   first line of defense - physical barrier, chemical barriers, and genetic components & the second line of defense - inflammatory response, interferons, phagocytosis, and complement  
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The acquired branch or third line of defense can be broken down into _________ and _______   naturally acquired and artificially acquired  
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