Work Book Ch 3 And 4 Flashcards
Homework (34 cards)
microorgAnism that cause disease are known as
pathogens
microorganisms that can be macroscopic and treated with antihelmintic drugs are
parasitic worms
mystic infections are causes by
fungi
organisms that cause hepatitis are
viruses
the bacteria that are spherical in shape appear in clusters and are then most common cause of postoperative woind infections are
staphylococcus aures
bacteria that live in the presence of oxygen are called
aerobic
which of the following baccili are spore forming anaerobes found in soil capable of causing gangrene
claustridium perfringens
which of the following infectious organisms is most likely to be transmitted through a contaminated needle stick
hepatitis B
tough resistant show form of some ground positive Wasilla which is extremely resistant to destruction and towards which Ulster realization methods are amid is
endospores
an enzyme produced by some virulent microorganisms such as the hemolytic streptococcus that breaks down fibrin and leads to wound infection is
fibrolysin
a microbial relationship in which one organism lives completely at the expense of the host is
parasitism
the most widely used Method for identifying bacteria by dividing them into two groups is
gram stain
normal flora of the intestinal tract includes
e coli
the most likely portal of entry for the treponema pallidum organism is
the genitourinary tract
which of The following factors would have the least effect on determining whether or not one is exposed to a disease would contact is
weight of host
host resistance to infection may be lowered by all of the following except
proper nutritional state
when a patient has a generalized systemic infection the white blood cell wound would
be increased
the type of isolation recommended for the immunocompromised immunocompromised burn or organ transplant patients isn
protective
pathogens that get past the first line of defense are engulfed by white blood cells a process known as
phagocytosis
to The immunity received by having had a disease is known asb
naturally acquired active immunity
when a person forms antibodies against his or her own tissues it is known as
autoimmunity
an infection acquired while one is being treated in a health care facility is known as
nosocomial infection
when an infection is caused by a patients own normal flora, the source would be referred to as
endogenous
airborne contamination in the operating room can be reduced by
filtering out particles with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter
