NUR 529 - Exam 1: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
Questions and Verified Answers 100% | A+ Graded
Viruses - CORRECT ANSWER -DNA/RNA and protein coat; cannot reproduce outside cell
Eg influenza, common cold, HIV
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER -microscopic cell without nucleus; common on keyboards water
fountains, toilets
Eg strep throat, some sinus infections or food poisonings
Fungi - CORRECT ANSWER -microscopic, unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds); usually
infect body surfaces and openings
Eg athletes foot
Protozoa - CORRECT ANSWER -microscopic, unicellular; common in water supplies of developing
countries
Eg malaria, sleeping sickness
Worms - CORRECT ANSWER -multicellular; prefer to live within body spaces and cells
Eg roundworms, helmiths
, Prion - CORRECT ANSWER -protein prp found throughout the body, however, the prp in
infectious material is misfolded; proteins found in infected animals
Eg Creutzfieldt-Jakob disease
Eukaryoticwinfectiousworganisms`W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-fungiwandwparasites
Prokaryoticwinfectiousworganisms`W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-bacteria
Exampleswpenetrationwroutewofwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
abrasions,Wburns,wpenetratingwwounds,wmedicalwprocedures,wtranslocationwofwbacteriawfromwgiwt
ract,wivwdrugwuse,wanimalwbite
Exampleswofwdirectwcontactwroutewofwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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Exampleswofwingestionwroutewofwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
foodwpoisoning,wtravelerswdiarrhea,whepwa
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Questions and Verified Answers 100% | A+ Graded
Viruses - CORRECT ANSWER -DNA/RNA and protein coat; cannot reproduce outside cell
Eg influenza, common cold, HIV
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER -microscopic cell without nucleus; common on keyboards water
fountains, toilets
Eg strep throat, some sinus infections or food poisonings
Fungi - CORRECT ANSWER -microscopic, unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds); usually
infect body surfaces and openings
Eg athletes foot
Protozoa - CORRECT ANSWER -microscopic, unicellular; common in water supplies of developing
countries
Eg malaria, sleeping sickness
Worms - CORRECT ANSWER -multicellular; prefer to live within body spaces and cells
Eg roundworms, helmiths
, Prion - CORRECT ANSWER -protein prp found throughout the body, however, the prp in
infectious material is misfolded; proteins found in infected animals
Eg Creutzfieldt-Jakob disease
Eukaryoticwinfectiousworganisms`W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-fungiwandwparasites
Prokaryoticwinfectiousworganisms`W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-bacteria
Exampleswpenetrationwroutewofwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
abrasions,Wburns,wpenetratingwwounds,wmedicalwprocedures,wtranslocationwofwbacteriawfromwgiwt
ract,wivwdrugwuse,wanimalwbite
Exampleswofwdirectwcontactwroutewofwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
stis,wplacentawduringwbirthw(directlywfromwinfectedwtissuewtowexposed,wintactwmucouswmembranes
)
Exampleswofwingestionwroutewofwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
foodwpoisoning,wtravelerswdiarrhea,whepwa
Peoplewwithwreducedwgastricwaciditywmorewatwrisk
Exampleswofwinhalationwroutewinwinfectionw-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
Strep,wlegionella,Wmeningitis,whwinfluenzae,Wchickenpox
Defectivewpulmonarywfunctionworwmucociliarywclearancewfromwcf,Wemphysema,worwsmokingwcanwi
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