Persons at higher risk for influenza complications include older adults, _____________________, pregnant women, health care workers, immunocompromised persons, and adults ages 18 to 56.
What is children
100
Third generation _______________________ include Cefizox, Suprax, and Vantin.
What is cephalosporins
100
Large group of unicellular, non-nucleated organisms
What is Bacteria
100
Microorganisms that reside harmlessly in the body and may aid the host or organism
What is Normal flora
100
Organism that requires a host for nourishment and reproduction
What is Parasite
200
_____________________________ is a common ear infection that affects younger children and infants.
What is Otitis media
200
The word antibiotic translates into “____________________________”.
What is against life
200
_________________________ are plantlike organisms that can grow on cloth, food, showers, or people, or in any warm, moist environments.
What is Fungi
200
Transmission of _____________________ is usually via an infected mosquito, but may also include infected needles, blood transfusions, syringes, and other infected materials.
What is malaria
200
Many parasites can be transferred through ______________________meat. One can acquire flukes by drinking infected water from unsanitary sources. Washing hands is an essential preventive measure.
What is undercooked
300
_______________________ are substances that kill bacteria.
What is Antibiotics
300
Tamiflu is an _____________________.
What is antiviral
300
The Danish physician Hans Christian Gram developed the Gram-stain procedure in 1883. The _______________________ is still in use today to determine the morphology of bacteria. Morphology refers to the shape and appearance of microorganisms.
What is procedure
300
Bactericidals are agents that destroy forms of ______________________.
What is bacteria
300
Sexually transmitted diseases may and can cause permanent damage to __________________________, such as the cervix, kidneys, heart, and brain.
What is internal organs
400
Pneumonia acquired in a hospital, nursing home, or other form of hospitalized setting is referred to as ___________________ pneumonia.
What is nosocomial
400
GNRB is an acronym meaning gram-negative ________________ bacilli.
What is resistant
400
ESBL means extended spectrum _____________________________.
What is beta lactamase
400
MDROs are multidrug-resistant ________________________.
What is organisms
400
Fungal infections are common on the surface of the skin because a high concentration of ____________________ is required for its growth.
What is Oxygen
500
Gram positive microbes have a different ______________________ than gram-negative microbes. Certain antibiotics such as penicillin and its derivatives can destroy bacteria by breaking their cell walls. These antibiotics do not kill human cells because human cells have cell membranes, not cell walls.
What is cell wall
500
Alexander Fleming, an English physician, discovered ______________________ by accident.
What is penicillin
500
Avelox, Cipro, Factive, ___________________, and Noroxin are all quinolones.
What is Levaquin
500
The Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacterium can be eradicated by using a triple drug therapy. This therapy uses a combination of two different antibiotics and an acid reducing medication. The antibiotics include amoxicillin, __________________, clarithromycin, and metronidazole.
What is tetracycline
500
________________________ is caused by infection from the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.