INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION - NUR 134 - TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Primary and secondary secondary defense mechanisms are? - Answers Necessary to maintain
homeostasis and responses to real ir perceived injury or infection, including the ohysical and
psychological aspects of self-preservation, through coordination efforts ofnthe intact immune,
skin, hepatic, hematologic, and renal systems
Infection - Answers Disease state resulting from the presence/invasion of pathogens that
multiply in or on the body tissues that result in local cellular injury
Infection agent - Answers Bacteria: most significant and most prevalent in hospital settings
Virus: smallest of all microorganisms
Fungi: plant like organisms present in air, soil and water
Classification of bacteria - Answers Spherical (cocci), rod shaped (bacilli), corkscrew shaped
(spirochetes)
Gram positive or gram negative—based on reaction to Gram stain
Aerobic or anaerobic—based on need for oxygen
Potential to produce disease depends on: - Answers Number of organisms
Virulence...ability to cause disease or harm
Competence of persons immune system
Length and intimacy of contact between person and mircrooorganism
Possible Reservoirs for Microorganisms - Answers Other people
Animals
, Soil
Food, water, milk
Inanimate objects
Common portals of exit - Answers Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary tracts
Breaks in skin
Blood and tissue
Chain of infection: portal of entry - Answers Respiratory tract
URI
Gastrointestinal tract
Genitourinary Tract
Breaks in skin, mucous membrane
Bloodstream
Stages of infection - Answers 1. Incubation period
2. Prodromal stage
3. Full stage of illness
4. Convalescent period
Incubation Period - Answers Organisms growing and multiplying
Prodromal stage - Answers person is most infectious, vague and nonspecific signs of disease
Full stage of illness - Answers presence of specific signs and symptoms of disease
Convalescent period - Answers recovery from the infection
Body's sentence against infection - Answers 1. Body's normal flora
2. Inflammatory response
3. Immune response
LATEST UPDATE 2026
Primary and secondary secondary defense mechanisms are? - Answers Necessary to maintain
homeostasis and responses to real ir perceived injury or infection, including the ohysical and
psychological aspects of self-preservation, through coordination efforts ofnthe intact immune,
skin, hepatic, hematologic, and renal systems
Infection - Answers Disease state resulting from the presence/invasion of pathogens that
multiply in or on the body tissues that result in local cellular injury
Infection agent - Answers Bacteria: most significant and most prevalent in hospital settings
Virus: smallest of all microorganisms
Fungi: plant like organisms present in air, soil and water
Classification of bacteria - Answers Spherical (cocci), rod shaped (bacilli), corkscrew shaped
(spirochetes)
Gram positive or gram negative—based on reaction to Gram stain
Aerobic or anaerobic—based on need for oxygen
Potential to produce disease depends on: - Answers Number of organisms
Virulence...ability to cause disease or harm
Competence of persons immune system
Length and intimacy of contact between person and mircrooorganism
Possible Reservoirs for Microorganisms - Answers Other people
Animals
, Soil
Food, water, milk
Inanimate objects
Common portals of exit - Answers Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary tracts
Breaks in skin
Blood and tissue
Chain of infection: portal of entry - Answers Respiratory tract
URI
Gastrointestinal tract
Genitourinary Tract
Breaks in skin, mucous membrane
Bloodstream
Stages of infection - Answers 1. Incubation period
2. Prodromal stage
3. Full stage of illness
4. Convalescent period
Incubation Period - Answers Organisms growing and multiplying
Prodromal stage - Answers person is most infectious, vague and nonspecific signs of disease
Full stage of illness - Answers presence of specific signs and symptoms of disease
Convalescent period - Answers recovery from the infection
Body's sentence against infection - Answers 1. Body's normal flora
2. Inflammatory response
3. Immune response
