CIC prep questions with correct answers

Faculative anaerobe CORRECT ANSWER-utilizes oxygen if its present but can still grow without it Obligate anaerobes CORRECT ANSWER-can't survive with oxygen Incubation for scabies CORRECT ANSWER-typically 4 to 6 weeks but as short as 10 days IgM CORRECT ANSWER-primary immune response after exposure to a communicable disease pathogen or vaccine 2nd element of virulence CORRECT ANSWER-a mechanism for transmission to a new host Infection CORRECT ANSWER-entry of an infectious agent in the tissues of the host that multiplies and creates symptoms Contamination CORRECT ANSWER-presence of microorganisms on an inanimate object, on skin, or in substances Reservoir of the agent CORRECT ANSWER-where an organism can survive but may or may not multiply. Examples include humans animals insects food environment susceptible host CORRECT ANSWER-the host is susceptible to the disease lacking immunity of physical resistance to overcome the invasion by the pathogenic microorganism