INFECTION CONTROL TEST 2 PART 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

INFECTION CONTROL TEST 2 PART 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. what are diseases that come from a malfunctioning organ?
Answer:
Diabetes and hyperthyriodism

Question:
2. what are diseases that come from nutritional deficiency
Answer:
rickets and scurvy

Question:
3. what are diseases that come from allergic reaction
Answer:
hay fever, asthma, and poision ivy

Question:
4. what are diseases that come from abnormal cell growth
Answer:
cancer and tumors

Question:
5. when do infectious disease occur
Answer:
when a microorganism in the body multiplies and causes damage to the tissues.

Question:
6. What are the microorganisms that cause infectious diseases
Answer:
pathogens

Question:
7. what are the 2 types of infectious diseases
Answer:
endogenous and exogenous diseases
-refer to the source of the organism

Question:
8. what are endogenous diseases
Answer:
caused by microorganisms present inside or outside the body w/o causing harm
-something happens allowing them to express their disease- producing potential

,Question:
9. what are examples of oral endogenous diseases
Answer:
dental carries, pulpitis, periodontal disease, and cervicofacial actinomycosis

Question:
10. what are the causative agents in endogenous disease called
Answer:
opportunistic pathogens
-cause disease only when given an opportunity

Question:
11. what is an exogenous disease caused by
Answer:
microorganisms that aren't normally present in or on the body. but contaminate the body from the outside

Question:
12. what are examples of exogenous diseases
Answer:
hep B, strep throat, AIDS, measles, chickenpox, common cold, and the flu.

Question:
13. what are toxigenic diseases
Answer:
exogenous disease that cause disease without entering and multiplying in the body.
-occur after eating food in which the microorganisms have multiplied and produced toxins or poison.

Question:
14. what's an example of toxigenic disease
Answer:
staphylococcus food poisoning and botulism

Question:
15. what is the major source of disease agents in the dental office
Answer:
the patients mouth (saliva, respiratory secretions, and blood)

Question:
16. how to prevent the spread of pathogens in the dental office?
Answer:
dental team must apply infection control procedures during the care of all patients using standard
precautions

Question:
17. what does standard precautions mean

, Answer:
to consider blood, all bodily fluids including secretions and excretions (except sweat), non-intact skin, and
mucous membranes of all patients.

Question:
18. what did standard precautions stem from
Answer:
-universal precautions- treat all blood and other bodily fluids as potentially infectious
-body substance isolation- reduce the risk and transportation of pathogens from moist body surfaces

Question:
19. why is standard precautions important
Answer:
to understand asymptomatic carriers and the 4 stages of infectious disease process

Question:
20. what are the steps in development of infectious disease?
Answer:
-source of microorganism
-escape of microorganism from the source
-spread of microorganism to a new person
-entry into a new person
-infection (survival and growth of microorganism)
-damage to the body

Question:
21. What is an asymptomatic carrier
Answer:
person who has disease agents in or on their body with no recognizable symptoms.
-may spread pathogens and not be aware
-can occur at different stages

Question:
22. what are the stages of infectious diseases
Answer:
-incubation
-prodromal
-acute
-convalescent

Question:
23. what is the incubation stage
Answer:
the period from initial entrance to the time of the first symptoms of the disease.
-the disease is surviving or multiplying
-all diseases have this stage
-can be weeks to years