Types of Infection
Symptoms are often severe and usually appear soon after the initial infection occurs, short in duration.
Acute
Contact with a contaminated object, such as an instrument, any surface, or dental equipment
Indirect
Spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with the stool of a person with it. (taco bell :)
Hepatitis A
Primarily causes oral lesions
HSV-1
Significantly smaller than bacteria
Viruses
persistent infection during which the symptoms "come and go"
Latent
Contact with infectious lesions or infected blood and/or saliva
Direct
Most efficiently transmitted through a blood transfusion or percutaneous exposure to blood. (needlestick, or shared needles.)
Hepatitis C
Primarily causes genital lesions
HSV-2
Forms of life that are resistant to extremes of heat and dryness are
Spores
during which the microorganism is present for a long duration, may persist for life.
Chronic
Ingestion or inhalation of water containing pathogenic microorganisms released from the biofilm within dental unit water lines.
Dental Water Lines
Defective virus that cannot replicate itself without the presence of HBV.
Hepatitis D
Causes infectious mononucleosis and Burkitt lymphoma
Epstein-Barr
The serious disease that can be transmitted from contaminated dental water in dental lines is:
Legionnaires Disease
normally caused by non pathogenic organisms and occurs in individuals whose resistance is decreased or compromised.
Opportunistic
Contact of blood, saliva, or other body fluids onto broken or nonintact skin or mucosa.
Splash or Spatter
The disease is most frequently seen in the form of an epidemic in developing countries, and transmission is not a major concern in a standard dental setting.
Hepatitis E
Type of herpes that can cause chickenpox and shingles.
HZV (Herpes Zoster)
Caused by yeast, common under the dentures of a patient with HIV
Oral Candidiasis
What is an example of a chronic disease
HIV, HCV, HBV
Transfer of microorganisms via sprays, mists, or aerosols.
Airbourne
Very serious disease that may result in prolonged illness, liver cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure, and even death. Bloodborne disease that may also be transmitted by other body fluids, including saliva.
Hepatitis B
Normally latent, highly contagious and transmitted through most body fluids.
Cytomegalovirus
Another term for the disease often called lockjaw is:
Tetanus