NUR 529 EXAM 1 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW QUESTIONS COMPLETE VERIFIED
RESPONSES
◉ Define colonization. Answer: Presence of microorganisms without
causing disease.
◉ What is virulence? Answer: Degree of pathogenicity of a
microorganism.
◉ Main infectious agents? Answer: Prions, viruses, bacteria, fungi,
parasites.
◉ Gram-positive vs Gram-negative? Answer: Positive = purple;
Negative = red.
◉ Define incidence. Answer: New cases of disease.
◉ Stages of infection? Answer: Incubation, prodromal, acute,
convalescent, resolution.
◉ Bactericidal vs bacteriostatic? Answer: Kills vs inhibits bacteria.
, ◉ What are PRRs? Answer: Pattern recognition receptors.
◉ Most abundant immunoglobulin? Answer: IgG.
◉ Primary vs secondary immunodeficiency? Answer: Congenital vs
acquired.
◉ HIV transmission to children? Answer: Primarily perinatal
transmission.
◉ Host Answer: Organism that harbors a pathogen.
◉ Infectious Disease Answer: Disease caused by pathogens invading a
host.
◉ Colonization Answer: Presence and multiplication of microorganisms
without tissue invasion.
◉ Microflora Answer: Microorganisms normally present in or on the
body.
◉ Virulence Answer: Degree of pathogenicity of an organism.
REVIEW QUESTIONS COMPLETE VERIFIED
RESPONSES
◉ Define colonization. Answer: Presence of microorganisms without
causing disease.
◉ What is virulence? Answer: Degree of pathogenicity of a
microorganism.
◉ Main infectious agents? Answer: Prions, viruses, bacteria, fungi,
parasites.
◉ Gram-positive vs Gram-negative? Answer: Positive = purple;
Negative = red.
◉ Define incidence. Answer: New cases of disease.
◉ Stages of infection? Answer: Incubation, prodromal, acute,
convalescent, resolution.
◉ Bactericidal vs bacteriostatic? Answer: Kills vs inhibits bacteria.
, ◉ What are PRRs? Answer: Pattern recognition receptors.
◉ Most abundant immunoglobulin? Answer: IgG.
◉ Primary vs secondary immunodeficiency? Answer: Congenital vs
acquired.
◉ HIV transmission to children? Answer: Primarily perinatal
transmission.
◉ Host Answer: Organism that harbors a pathogen.
◉ Infectious Disease Answer: Disease caused by pathogens invading a
host.
◉ Colonization Answer: Presence and multiplication of microorganisms
without tissue invasion.
◉ Microflora Answer: Microorganisms normally present in or on the
body.
◉ Virulence Answer: Degree of pathogenicity of an organism.