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NURS 142 MODULE 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS pathogen - CORRECT ANSWERbacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

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NURS 142 MODULE 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.



local infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is limited to the parts of the body which the micro organism
remain



virulence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pathogens power to overcome the hosts defences



pathogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ability to produce disease



colonization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the process in which strains of microorganisms become resident
flora, in this state they may proliferate but do not cause harm to the tissue.



nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an infection that is developed during hospitalization or
manifest after discharge.



MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a type of HAI, methicillin resistant staphyoccosus aureus.



VRE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vanomycin resistant enterococci



c Diff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅clostridium difficile



bacteremia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition when the culture of the persons blood reveals
microorganisms



hai - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health associated infections



communicability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅if the infectious agents can be transmitted to an individual
either indirect or direct

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