NURS 172 MICROBIOLOGY | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE
iatrogenic infection an infection acquired after admission to a health care facility that was
not present or incubating at the time of admission
infection condition in which the host interacts physiologically and immunologically with a
microorganism
normal flora persistent non-pathogenic organisms colonizing a host
nosocomial disease or infection a disease or infection not present at the time of
hospitalization; originating from a hospitalization
pandemic a worldwide epidemic
pasteurization Heat process used to reduce the numbers of microorganisms and destroy
pathogens
pathogen a disease producing microorganism
prokaryote a cell without membrane bound nuclear material
, reservoir any person, plant, animal, substance, or locations that provides living conditions
for microorganisms and that enables further dispersal of the organism
routine practices comprehensive set of infection prevention and control practices for use in
the care of all patients
standard precautions strategy of assuming all patients may carry infectious agents, and
using appropriate barrier precautions for all health care worker-patient interactions
sterilization process of destroying all microorganisms
virulence ability to produce disease
virus a pathogen composed of nucleic acid within a protein shell, which can grow and
reproduce only after infecting the host cell
aerobe or aerobic bacteria bacteria that require oxygen to survive and to multiply
anaerobe or anaerobic bacteria bacteria that survive in the absence of oxygen
GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE
iatrogenic infection an infection acquired after admission to a health care facility that was
not present or incubating at the time of admission
infection condition in which the host interacts physiologically and immunologically with a
microorganism
normal flora persistent non-pathogenic organisms colonizing a host
nosocomial disease or infection a disease or infection not present at the time of
hospitalization; originating from a hospitalization
pandemic a worldwide epidemic
pasteurization Heat process used to reduce the numbers of microorganisms and destroy
pathogens
pathogen a disease producing microorganism
prokaryote a cell without membrane bound nuclear material
, reservoir any person, plant, animal, substance, or locations that provides living conditions
for microorganisms and that enables further dispersal of the organism
routine practices comprehensive set of infection prevention and control practices for use in
the care of all patients
standard precautions strategy of assuming all patients may carry infectious agents, and
using appropriate barrier precautions for all health care worker-patient interactions
sterilization process of destroying all microorganisms
virulence ability to produce disease
virus a pathogen composed of nucleic acid within a protein shell, which can grow and
reproduce only after infecting the host cell
aerobe or aerobic bacteria bacteria that require oxygen to survive and to multiply
anaerobe or anaerobic bacteria bacteria that survive in the absence of oxygen
