Whats infection
The process of an organism to enter a body, multiply in it and cause damage in the process
Whats a pathogen
A microorganism that can avoid the immune system defenses to cause a disease
What are the factors affecting interaction between bacteria and humans
- Strength of the immune system
- Virulance of the microorganism
Whats toxigenicity
The ability of a microorganisms to make toxin
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
What are the types of infections
- Acute
- Chronic
Whats pathogenesis
The development of diseases and the structural and/or functional changes it does to cells/tissues and organs in the process
Whats epidemiology
A science that studies what determines the cause of the disease in a population and how it spreads
Whats the causes of NCI
- Going to the hospital with weak immune system
- Disease spread by the staff moving from a patient to patient
- Not cleaning the instruments or applying the preventative measures
How common is SSI in NCI
Its 24% out of all nosocomal infections
What are the causes of SSI
- Endogenous flora(bacterias that are naturally in the skin or guts that go to deeper tissues during surgery)
- Dirty environment
- Staff
- Instruments, prosthetic devices, implants
Whats the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Whats the bacteria of Urinary tract infection
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
What are some preventative measures
- Isolating the infected person
- Washing ur hands and wear gloves
- Wear shoe covers
- Cleaning the surfaces
- Wearing aprons and masks
Name routes of transmissions with 1 example each
- Air(influenza)
- Food(cholera)
- direct contact(AIDS)
- wound and bites(Rabbies)
- Arthropods(Malaria)
- Animals or zoonotic disease(anthrax)