Exam 3: Infectious Diseases

Normal flora microorganisms may become harmful and become opportunistic pathogens.

Treatment for systemic fungual infections entail risky side effects.

A _____ is an infectious agent composed only of proteins.

People who harbor an infectious agent but do not have signs or symptoms are known as _____.

The _____ tract is the most frequently used portal of entry for pathogens.

Antibiotic resistance arises when bacteria adapt to antibiotics.

Fungi can be single-celled or multi-celled organisms.

The OSHA bloodborne Pathogens Standard is aimed at protecting healthcare workers from exposure to and infection by bloodborne pathogens.

Pneumocystis jirovecii causes an opportunistic form of pneumonia, one of the diagnostic indicator diseases for _____

Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms.

Bacteria that have corkscrew-shaped cells are called _____.

A pathogen is a _____.

Bacteria have _____, a rigid layer or organic material surrounding their delicate cell membranes.

Intravenous drug users who share needles can transmit infectious diseases like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV via _____ contact.

Some viruses sustain a _____ infection, whereby they insert themselves into cells and later a trigger activates the virus.

Viruses are not considered living organisms because they do not independently grow, metabolize, or reproduce.

Types of _____ are described as amoeboids, flagellates, ciliates, and sporozoans.

_____ are parasitic worms and are complex multicellular motile organisms.

_____ of potentially infectious materials, like surfaces in patient's rooms and linens, is necessary to prevent transmission.

Antibiotic resistance plays an important role in the increased incidence of _____ infections.