Exam 3: Infectious Diseases

_____ or hospital-acquired infections are infections acquired in a healthcare facility.

_____ is the study of the transmission, occurrence, distribution, and control of disease.

Where bloodborne pathogens are likely to be encountered, a workplace must adopt the practice of _____.

Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms called _____.

Viruses are infectious particles with a core of genetic material wrapped in a _____.

Thickness and chemical composition of the cell wall accounts for the way certain cells stain during the _____ stain procedure.

The _____ estimates that 5.6 million healthcare workers in the United States are at risk work-related exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Some bacteria have a particularly potent toxin, called an _____, that causes life-threatening shock.

_____ transmission of an infectious disease occurs when an individual is infected by contact with the reservoir.

Punctures, injections, bites, and surgery that allow microorganisms to be deposited directly into the tissue below the skin is known as the parenteral route of infection.

Some antiviral drugs act as nucleic acid analogues, substances that mimic DNA or RNA bases.

Some species of bacteria produce _____ that permit these bacteria to survive drying, lack of nutrients, and harsh conditions such as extreme heat.

Normal flora _____.

Protozoa are _____.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, _____ is the single most important means of preventing the spread of nosocomial infections.

Penicillin and related drugs act on _____.

Diseases that are transmitted primarily by _____ contact include ringworm, HIV/AIDS, the common cold, and influenza.

The human papillomavirus is linked to _____ cancer.

When a disease suddenly occurs in unexpected numbers in a limited area and then subsides, this is described as an _____.

_____ is the separation of persons who may or may not be infected from healthy people until the period of infectious risk is passed.