Microbiology(3-Infection) Flashcards


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Whats infection

The process of an organism to enter a body, multiply in it and cause damage in the process

2

Whats a pathogen

A microorganism that can avoid the immune system defenses to cause a disease

3

What are the factors affecting interaction between bacteria and humans

  1. Strength of the immune system
  2. Virulance of the microorganism

4

Whats toxigenicity

The ability of a microorganisms to make toxin

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Whats Virulance

A number(quantitative) that measures the ability of a virus or bacteria to casue diseases by measuring its adherence, persistence, invasion and toxigenicity

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What are the types of infections

  1. Acute
  2. Chronic

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Whats pathogenesis

The development of diseases and the structural and/or functional changes it does to cells/tissues and organs in the process

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Whats epidemiology

A science that studies what determines the cause of the disease in a population and how it spreads

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Whats the causes of NCI

  1. Going to the hospital with weak immune system
  2. Disease spread by the staff moving from a patient to patient
  3. Not cleaning the instruments or applying the preventative measures

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How common is SSI in NCI

Its 24% out of all nosocomal infections

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What are the causes of SSI

  1. Endogenous flora(bacterias that are naturally in the skin or guts that go to deeper tissues during surgery)
  2. Dirty environment
  3. Staff
  4. Instruments, prosthetic devices, implants

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Whats the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Whats the bacteria of Urinary tract infection

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

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What are some preventative measures

  1. Isolating the infected person
  2. Washing ur hands and wear gloves
  3. Wear shoe covers
  4. Cleaning the surfaces
  5. Wearing aprons and masks

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Name routes of transmissions with 1 example each

  1. Air(influenza)
  2. Food(cholera)
  3. direct contact(AIDS)
  4. wound and bites(Rabbies)
  5. Arthropods(Malaria)
  6. Animals or zoonotic disease(anthrax)