Nursing 208 - Exam 2 Questions with complete solutions

infection Correct Answer-invasion of the body by microbes and the proliferation (growth in numbers) of those microbes virulence Correct Answer-how strong the microbe is incubation, prodromal, full stage of illness, convalescent Correct Answer-stages of infection incubation Correct Answer-this stage of infection is the time between invasion and appearance of infection - varies prodromal Correct Answer-this stage of infection is the early S&S of disease - may be contagious and not aware - hours or days full stage of illness Correct Answer-this stage of infection is obviously ill, localized or systematic convalescent Correct Answer-this stage of infection is the recover period and S&S disappear non specific immunity and specific immunity Correct Answer-two types of body defenses