| A | B |
|---|
| infection (1) | a dis/process due to the growth of certain microorganisms |
| local (2) | an infn of just 1 area |
| generalized | (3) example:septicemia |
| trivial and self-limiting (4) | example: the common cold |
| life-threatening (5) | example:acute bacterial meningitis |
| uniformly lethal (6) | example:AIDS |
| readily responsive to treatment (7) | example: strep throat |
| essentially untreatable (8) | example: rabies |
| pathogen (9) | any organism that can induce disease thru infection |
| bacteria (10) | plural of bacterium |
| bacterium (11) | 1-celled organism on borderline b/n animals&plants |
| fungi (12) | simple microscopic mold- or yeast-like organisms |
| yeast-causing thrush is a fungus, true or false? (13) | true |
| parasites (14) | members of the animal kingdom,nourished from human body |
| infestation (15) | a parasitic infn |
| viruses (16) | fragments of genetic material,can't live independently |
| inflammation (17) | reaction whereby living tissue responds to injury in the broad sense |
| suppuration (18) | the process of pus formation |
| pus (19) | mix of WBCs,dead tissue,killed /inactivated pathogens |
| abscess (20) | local accumulation of pus, surrounded by a wall of inflamed tissue |
| toxin (21) | a chemical substance produced by pathogenic organisms,harms the host |
| cellulitis (22) | an infection,wide infiltration of tissues by pathogens |
| airborne (23) | infns that can be spread thru the air |
| bloodborne (24) | infections spread by blood transfusions,etc. |
| carrier (25) | a person who has recovered from a communicable dis but can still transmit it |
| communicable dis (26) | an infn that can be transmitted from 1 person to another |
| congenital (27) | Infs acquired before/at birth |
| contagious (28) | transmitted by close exposure |
| droplet spread (29) | transmission by fine mists of respiratory secretions expelled into the air |
| epidemiology (30) | patterns of disease causation&spread |
| fecal-oral route (31) | the route by which some intestinal & other pathogens r transmitted |
| fomite (32) | any inanimate object that can be the means by which pathogens are transmitted |
| host (33) | a living organism on/in which another organism lives |
| infectious dis (34) | any dis caused by infn |
| period of communicability (35) | the length of time during which an infd person can transmit a dis |
| STD stands for (36) | sexually transmitted dis |
| sexually transmitted dis (37) | an infn transmitted thru sexual activity |
| transmissible (38) | able to be spread from person to person |
| tropical dis (39) | inf/infestation that occurs mostly/only in the tropics |
| vector (40) | any living organism that transmits pathogens from an infd person to a healthy person |
| VD stands for (41) | venereal dis |
| venereal dis (42) | sexually transmitted dis |
| virulence of a pathogen (43) | its innate capacity to harm |
| mode of exposure (44) | inhalation,ingestion,introduction into the bloodstream |
| dose (45) | 100 organisms or 100 billion |
| host resistance (46) | the whole gamut of a living body's defenses |
| immunity (47) | a biological response of a living body to invading microorganisms/other noxious materials |
| incubation period (48) | the interval b/n invasion by microorganisms & 1st appearance of Sx's |
| hematogenous route(49) | thru the bloodstream |
| lymphatic (50) | channels thru lymph nodes&glands |
| bacteremia (51) | presence of bacteria in blood |
| toxemia (52) | presence of toxins in blood |
| septicemia (53) | lots of virulent organisms & other toxins in blood |
| cellular immunity (54) | WBCs in immunity |
| humoral immunity (55) | antibodies in immunity |
| antibody (56) | a complex protein, inactivates/destructs a target organism |
| Gram stain (57) | highlights strucural features of bacteria |
| Gram-positive organisms (58) | take up crystal violet stain in the presence of iodide |
| Gram-negative organisms (59) | do not take up crystal violet in the presence of iodide |
| counterstain (60) | a stain in a contrasting color |
| acid-fast stain is used to identify _ (61) | mycobacteria |
| mycobacteria cause _& _ (62) | tuberculosis & leprosy |
| viruses cannot be viewed by _ microscopy (63) | light |
| viruses can be viewed by _ microscopy (64) | electron |
| principle method of identifying viral infection is by electron microscopy,true/false? (65) | false |
| culture (66) | a colony of microorganisms grown in a lab |
| medium (67) | a mixture of nutrients,favors growth of certain organisms |
| inoculated (68) | a culture medium into which microorganisms are introduced is said to be _. |
| incubation (69) | growth of organisms in a culture medium |
| immunology (serology) (70) | examining blood serum/other specimens 4 evidence of antibody to specific inf'ous organisms |
| selective toxicity (71) | antimicrobial agents must be able to combat inf'ous organisms w/o harming host |
| disinfectants(72) | example: a preop scrub |
| systemic (mode of administration) (73) | by mouth/injection |
| all natural antibiotics are produced by _ (74) | molds |
| sulfonamides (75) | chemicals produced in a lab that work much like certain antibiotics |
| spectrum is the range of organisms against which an (76) | antibiotic can be used |
| cross-resistance (77) | drugs chemically related to the 1st antibiotic may be ineffective due to this |
| toxicity example (78) | when streptomycin & related drugs harm the 8th pair of cranial nerves |
| allergy (79) | an acquired hypersensitivity to a drug |
| interferons (80) | by viral &othertypes of inf |
| antitoxins (81) | antibodies directed against organisms that make them |
| EBV stands for (82) | Epstein-Barr virus |
| EBV (83) | a member of the herpes-virus family |
| heterophile antibodies (84) | antibodies that are nonspecific & nonprotective against further attacks of illness |
| synonyms of the phrase "atypical lymphocytes" (85) | reactive lymphocytes & virocytes |
| Lyme Disease (86) | acute &chronic infectious disease,affects skin,nervous system,joints |
| synonym of Lyme Disease (87) | Lyme Borreliosis |
