Pathogens & Microorganisms
This term refers to microorganisms that cause disease
What is a pathogen?
This immune system response involves the production of proteins to neutralize pathogens.
What is the production of antibodies?
The sequence of putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) begins with this action.
What is hand hygiene?
This action is a major method in preventing disease spread, where you wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
What is hand washing?
This mental health care approach helps patients cope with the emotional effects of severe trauma.
What is trauma-based mental health care?
These tiny infectious agents are much smaller than bacteria and need living cells to replicate.
What are viruses?
When a pathogen triggers the immune system to respond, it's called this.
What is an antigen?
This is the primary mode of transmission for illnesses like the flu and COVID-19.
What is droplet transmission?
The purpose of these medical interventions is to stimulate the immune system to fight off specific pathogens before exposure.
What are vaccines?
This initiative is focused on preventing severe bleeding in emergency situations.
What is "Stop the Bleed"?
The process of eliminating all forms of microbes, including spores, from an object or surface is known as this.
What is sterilization?
This is the term for diseases that spread easily from one person to another.
What is a communicable disease?
In healthcare, infections acquired during treatment are called this type of infection.
What is a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?
The term for bacteria strains that are resistant to multiple antibiotics is known as this.
What is a multidrug-resistant organism?
This is a common reaction seen in healthcare workers and patients during stressful situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is mental health distress?
These microbes, which can be beneficial or harmful, are naturally found in the human body, such as on the skin or in the gut.
What are normal flora?
This type of immunity is acquired when a person is vaccinated or exposed to a pathogen.
What is adaptive immunity?
This term refers to cleaning something to remove visible dirt and bacteria, but it doesn't necessarily kill all microbes.
What is cleaning?
This is the practice of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces to reduce pathogens but not necessarily sterilize them.
What is disinfection?
Healthcare workers can improve this type of immunity by ensuring large portions of the population receive vaccines.
What is herd immunity?
What are considered to replicate with spores?
What are Fungi
Which of the following is an example of a vector-borne transmission?
What is malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes?
Which microbe can exist on surfaces but often causes infections in healthcare settings, such as on medical equipment?
What is bacteria?
What is a susceptible host
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers were asked to follow this basic principle to limit disease transmission.
What is physical distancing?