INP 100 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
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INP 100
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INP 100
INP 100 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Pathogen
a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Communicable disease
the infectious process transmitted from one person to another
Immunocompromised
having an impaired immune system
Chain of inf...
INP 100 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Pathogen - answer a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Communicable disease - answer the infectious process transmitted from one person to another
Immunocompromised - answer having an impaired immune system
Chain of infection - answer infectious agent (pathogen), reservoir (source for pathogen growth), portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
Colonizing - answer when a pathogen is present on or in the body but does not cause harm
Spore - answer a form of bacteria that remains viable even when deprived of water and are resistant to drying
Susceptibility - answer depends on the individual's degree of resistance to a pathogen
Resident Organisms - answer Resides below the surface of the skin
More adherent therefore more resistant to removal
Their normal growth is inhibited by chemical phase of surgical scrub
Transient Microorganisms - answer pathogens picked up during brief contact with contaminated reservoirs
Virulence - answer ability to produce disease
Carriers - answer animals or people who show no symptoms of illness but who have pathogens on or in the body that can be transferred to others
Aerobic bacteria - answer Bacteria that require oxygen for survival
Anaerobic bacteria - answer bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive
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