Nurs 367 Patho Exam 1 Questions And
Already Passed Answers.
host - Answer organism capable of supporting the nutritional and physical growth requirements of
another organism
infectious disease - Answer disease brought by interaction with another organism
colonization - Answer presence and multiplication of living organism on or within host
microflora - Answer bacteria inhabiting exposed surfaces of body
virulence - Answer the disease-inducing potential
pathogens - Answer microorganisms so virulent that they are rarely found in the absence of disease
saprophytes - Answer organisms obtaining growth off of dead/decaying organic material from the
environment (bacteria/fungi/molds)
mutualism - Answer interaction in which microorganism and the host both derive benefits from the
interaction
good - good
commensalism - Answer interaction in which bacteria acquire nutritional needs and shelter but the
host is not affected
good - neutral
parasitic relationship - Answer only the infecting organism benefits from the relationship
,good - bad
prion - Answer a misfolded protein that can induce misfolding of normal variants of the same protein
and trigger cellular death.
they cause diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies that are transmissible, fatal
neurodegenerative diseases
(mad cow disease)
viruses - Answer smallest pathogen (no cellular structure)
consist of protein coat surrounding nucleic acid core of DNA or RNA
they cant replicate outside of a cell
bacteria class - Answer gram positive/negative
spirochetes - group of spiral-shaped bacteria (syphilis, yaws, Lyme disease)
mycoplasma pneumoniae - bacteria cause illness by damaging lining of respiratory system.
Rickettsiaceae, Anaplasmataceae, Chlamydiaceae, Coxiella - Answer organisms that combine viral and
bacterial characteristics to produce disease
-intracellular pathogens like viruses
-produce rigid peptidoglycan cell wall
-reproduce asexually by cell division
-has RNA/DNA similar to bacteria
, Fungi - Answer yeast or mold
parasites - Answer types
-protozoa, helminths, arthropods
method of infecting
-infect and cause disease in other animals
-these animals then transmit disease to humans
epidemiology - Answer study of factors, events, and circumstances that influence the transmission of
disease among humans
incidence - Answer number of new cases of a disease that occur within a defined population
prevalence - Answer number of active cases at any given time
endemic disease - Answer disease present among a population at all times (flu)
pandemic - Answer spread of disease across regions/continental boundaries (covid)
epidemic - Answer abrupt and unexpected increase in the incidence of disease over endemic rates
(west nile)
modes of transmission - Answer penetration
direct contact
ingestion
inhalation
nosocomial infection - Answer hospital acquired infection
Already Passed Answers.
host - Answer organism capable of supporting the nutritional and physical growth requirements of
another organism
infectious disease - Answer disease brought by interaction with another organism
colonization - Answer presence and multiplication of living organism on or within host
microflora - Answer bacteria inhabiting exposed surfaces of body
virulence - Answer the disease-inducing potential
pathogens - Answer microorganisms so virulent that they are rarely found in the absence of disease
saprophytes - Answer organisms obtaining growth off of dead/decaying organic material from the
environment (bacteria/fungi/molds)
mutualism - Answer interaction in which microorganism and the host both derive benefits from the
interaction
good - good
commensalism - Answer interaction in which bacteria acquire nutritional needs and shelter but the
host is not affected
good - neutral
parasitic relationship - Answer only the infecting organism benefits from the relationship
,good - bad
prion - Answer a misfolded protein that can induce misfolding of normal variants of the same protein
and trigger cellular death.
they cause diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies that are transmissible, fatal
neurodegenerative diseases
(mad cow disease)
viruses - Answer smallest pathogen (no cellular structure)
consist of protein coat surrounding nucleic acid core of DNA or RNA
they cant replicate outside of a cell
bacteria class - Answer gram positive/negative
spirochetes - group of spiral-shaped bacteria (syphilis, yaws, Lyme disease)
mycoplasma pneumoniae - bacteria cause illness by damaging lining of respiratory system.
Rickettsiaceae, Anaplasmataceae, Chlamydiaceae, Coxiella - Answer organisms that combine viral and
bacterial characteristics to produce disease
-intracellular pathogens like viruses
-produce rigid peptidoglycan cell wall
-reproduce asexually by cell division
-has RNA/DNA similar to bacteria
, Fungi - Answer yeast or mold
parasites - Answer types
-protozoa, helminths, arthropods
method of infecting
-infect and cause disease in other animals
-these animals then transmit disease to humans
epidemiology - Answer study of factors, events, and circumstances that influence the transmission of
disease among humans
incidence - Answer number of new cases of a disease that occur within a defined population
prevalence - Answer number of active cases at any given time
endemic disease - Answer disease present among a population at all times (flu)
pandemic - Answer spread of disease across regions/continental boundaries (covid)
epidemic - Answer abrupt and unexpected increase in the incidence of disease over endemic rates
(west nile)
modes of transmission - Answer penetration
direct contact
ingestion
inhalation
nosocomial infection - Answer hospital acquired infection
