MEDC0005 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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, What is a nosocomial infection? - ANSWERa hospital acquired infection (HAI), is an
infection whose development is favored by a hospital environment, such as one
acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff.
What is a fomite? - ANSWERAn object that transmits diseases such as a door knob,
microphone, etc...
What is a virus tropism? - ANSWERMost viruses can only infect a specific cell types for
instance skin cells or respiratory cells - this is the virus tropism
What is commensalism? - ANSWERmicrobes and hosts living together 'peacefully'
What is latency? - ANSWERA phase of infection where symptoms may be 'silent'
What is a reservoir? - ANSWERA species that can harbour a human pathogen for a
time
A place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and await transfer to a susceptible host
What is the incubation period? - ANSWERthe period between exposure to an infection
and the appearance of the first symptoms
What is zoonosis? - ANSWERa disease that can be transmitted from animals to
humans
What are living pathogens? - ANSWERbacteria
fungi
protozoa
What are inanimate pathogens? - ANSWERviruses
prions
What are examples of viruses' own machinery? - ANSWERreverse transcriptase
RNA-dependant RNA polymerase
What is disease itself usually a consequence of? - ANSWERHost's response
What is the difference between gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria? - ANSWER
100% CORRECT!!
, What is a nosocomial infection? - ANSWERa hospital acquired infection (HAI), is an
infection whose development is favored by a hospital environment, such as one
acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff.
What is a fomite? - ANSWERAn object that transmits diseases such as a door knob,
microphone, etc...
What is a virus tropism? - ANSWERMost viruses can only infect a specific cell types for
instance skin cells or respiratory cells - this is the virus tropism
What is commensalism? - ANSWERmicrobes and hosts living together 'peacefully'
What is latency? - ANSWERA phase of infection where symptoms may be 'silent'
What is a reservoir? - ANSWERA species that can harbour a human pathogen for a
time
A place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and await transfer to a susceptible host
What is the incubation period? - ANSWERthe period between exposure to an infection
and the appearance of the first symptoms
What is zoonosis? - ANSWERa disease that can be transmitted from animals to
humans
What are living pathogens? - ANSWERbacteria
fungi
protozoa
What are inanimate pathogens? - ANSWERviruses
prions
What are examples of viruses' own machinery? - ANSWERreverse transcriptase
RNA-dependant RNA polymerase
What is disease itself usually a consequence of? - ANSWERHost's response
What is the difference between gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria? - ANSWER
