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

1. Strength of the immune system
2. 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

1. Acute
2. 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

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

How common is SSI in NCI

Its 24% out of all nosocomal infections

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

Whats the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Whats the bacteria of Urinary tract infection

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

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

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)