Types of Pathogens
Includes Staph Aureus, E. coli, and TB.
What is Bacteria?
Restricts entry or immediately responds to a foreign organism (antigen) through the activation of phagocytic cells, complement, and inflammation.
What is Native Immunity?
Stage 1: Infectious Agent. Stage 2: Reservoir. Stage 3: Portal of Exit. Stage 4: Mode of Transmission. Stage 5 Portal of Entry. Stage 6: Susceptible Host.
What is the Chain of Infection?
This teir applies to all body fluids (except sweat), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. Should be used for all patients.
What is Standard Precautions?
Organisms that use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. Includes Herpes, SARS, and COVID-19.
What is a virus?
Antibodies are produced by an external force.
Interval between the pathogen entering the body and the presentation of the first finding.
What is Incubation?
Teir 2 precautions.
What is Transmission Precautions?
Includes Molds and yeasts.
What is a Fungi?
Allows for the body to make antibodies in response to a foreign organism.
What is Specific Adaptive Immunity?
Interval from onset of general findings to more distinct findings. During this time the pathogen multiplies.
PPE includes: Private negative pressurevroom, N95 masks, goggles.
What is Airborne Precautions?
Protein Particles.
What is Prions?
Antibodies are produced in response to an antigen.
What is Active Immunity?
Interval when findings specific to the infection occur.
What is Illness Stage?
PPE: Private room, mask.
What is Droplet Precautions?
Protoza (malaria). Helminths (Flatworms and Roundworms). Flukes (Schistosomal).
What is a Parasite?
Requires time to react to immunity.
What is Active Immunity?
Interval when acute findings disappear, total recovery taking days to months.
What is Convalesence?
PPE: 3 Feet separation, gown, gloves,