Microbiology Exam 1 (A+ GRADED)

Acute correct answers Runs its course quickly (cold); 0-4 days Subacute correct answers Between acute and chronic (4-14 days) Chronic correct answers Develops slowly and lasts a long time (ex. Hep B or Leprosy); 14 days to years Latent correct answers Appears a long time after initial infection. Focal infection correct answers one in which the organisms are originally confined to one area disseminated infection correct answers Infection spreads beyond the primary site of infection metastatic lesion correct answers A lesion of infection, or of cancerous cells, that develops at secondary sites away from the initial site of infection. bacteremia correct answers bacteria in the blood septicemia correct answers growth of bacteria in the blood viremia correct answers viruses in the blood toxemia correct answers toxins in the blood primary infection correct answers initial infecting pathogen secondary infection correct answers opportunistic infection after a primary infection mixed infection correct answers infection caused by two or more organisms iatrogenic infection correct answers infection transmitted from a health care worker to a patient nosocomial infection correct answers a disease acquired from a hospital or clinical setting Community acquired infection correct answers infection caused by microorganisms that originated in a setting outside of a health care facility clean correct answers remove waste, dirt, debris, and microbes from a surface; this does not kill the microbes. sterilization correct answers The process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores and human cells.