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NUR 529 - Exam 1 (Mechanisms of Infectious
Disease) Exam Study Guide 100% Verified.
viruses - Answer✔DNA/RNA and protein coat; cannot reproduce outside cell
eg influenza, common cold, HIV
bacteria - Answer✔microscopic cell without nucleus; common on keyboards water fountains,
toilets
eg strep throat, some sinus infections or food poisonings
fungi - Answer✔microscopic, unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds); usually infect body
surfaces and openings
eg athletes foot
protozoa - Answer✔microscopic, unicellular; common in water supplies of developing countries
eg malaria, sleeping sickness
worms - Answer✔multicellular; prefer to live within body spaces and cells
eg roundworms, helmiths
prion - Answer✔protein PrP found throughout the body, however, the PrP in infectious
material is misfolded; proteins found in infected animals
eg Creutzfieldt-Jakob disease
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NUR 529 - Exam 1 (Mechanisms of Infectious
Disease) Exam Study Guide 100% Verified.
viruses - Answer✔DNA/RNA and protein coat; cannot reproduce outside cell
eg influenza, common cold, HIV
bacteria - Answer✔microscopic cell without nucleus; common on keyboards water fountains,
toilets
eg strep throat, some sinus infections or food poisonings
fungi - Answer✔microscopic, unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds); usually infect body
surfaces and openings
eg athletes foot
protozoa - Answer✔microscopic, unicellular; common in water supplies of developing countries
eg malaria, sleeping sickness
worms - Answer✔multicellular; prefer to live within body spaces and cells
eg roundworms, helmiths
prion - Answer✔protein PrP found throughout the body, however, the PrP in infectious
material is misfolded; proteins found in infected animals
eg Creutzfieldt-Jakob disease
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