Exam 3: Infectious Diseases

Health care workers who have antibodies to HBV either from preexposure vaccination or prior infection are not at risk for contracting Hepatitis B.

Handwashing prevents foodborne illnesses as well as those transmitted by respiratory droplets.

_____ transmission describes transmission of an infectious disease from a reservoir to a susceptible human.

Antifungal drugs target fungal _____.

Some viruses cause infected cells to _____, or rupture, as when HIV infects and reproduces within T cells.

The principle routes of transmission of _____ infections are contact with healthcare staff, contact with contaminated instruments, and through the hospital's ventilation system

Contaminated inanimate objects are called fomites, and these can also transmit infection.

Prion diseases usually progress rapidly and are currently untreatable and fatal.

Bacteria that have spherical (round)shapes are called _____.

One classification of protozoa move by means of numerous hairlike projections called _____.

When a disease always occurs at low levels in a population, it is said to be _____.

The word _____ is derived from Greek words that mean "to cause suffering."

Viral infections can be treated with a variety of antibiotics.

_____ is a highly contagious disease caused by the rubeola virus.

_____ is caused by the paramyxovirus.

Many helminths have evolved complex life cycles and strategies for infecting new hosts.Infections with helminths are often called _____.

Transmission by direct contact also occurs when infectious agents are expelled in droplets produced by sneezing or coughing.

During the gram stain process, _____.

Fungi use specialized filaments called _____ to absorb nutrients from their surroundings.

_____ diseases are certain infectious diseases that physicians must report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.