68W LPC - Test #1 Study Guide Questions With Complete Solutions

chain of infection correct answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Vehicle to Transmissions (8) correct answer: Direct Contact; Indirect Contact; Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection correct answer: Hand washing What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? correct answer: direct contact Normal Cause of Infection correct answer: Phase 1: Incubation period Phase 2: prodromal stage Phase 3: full stage of illness Final Phase (4): convalescent stage Spores correct answer: Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy Pathogenic Bacteria correct answer: Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory infections and infectious meningitis. Droplet Diseases correct answer: Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella contact precautions correct answer: Diseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and acute diarrhea Response to infection correct answer: Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters the Body Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside nosocomial infection correct answer: a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting Potential reservoirs for pathogenic growth in clinical setting correct answer: IV Fluids Foods Biological Materials Equipment host resistance correct answer: Naturally occurring body floras have an antibiotic relationship with pathogens and contribute to an individual's health side effects correct answer: Negative effects or actions other than the desired actions Contraindications correct answer: