Types of Pathogens
Immune Defenses
Infection Process
Precautions
100

Includes Staph Aureus, E. coli, and TB.

What is Bacteria?

100

Restricts entry or immediately responds to a foreign organism (antigen) through the activation of phagocytic cells, complement, and inflammation.  

What is Native Immunity?

100

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? 

100

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?

200

Organisms that use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. Includes Herpes, SARS, and COVID-19.

What is a virus?

200

Antibodies are produced by an external force.

What is Passive Immunity?
200

Interval between the pathogen entering the body and the presentation of the first finding.

What is Incubation?

200

Teir 2 precautions.

What is Transmission Precautions?

300

Includes Molds and yeasts.  

What is a Fungi?

300

Allows for the body to make antibodies in response to a foreign organism.

What is Specific Adaptive Immunity?

300

Interval from onset of general findings to more distinct findings. During this time the pathogen multiplies.

What is Prodromal Stage?
300

PPE includes: Private negative pressurevroom, N95 masks, goggles.

What is Airborne Precautions?

400

Protein Particles.

What is Prions?

400

Antibodies are produced in response to an antigen.

What is Active Immunity?

400

Interval when findings specific to the infection occur.

What is Illness Stage?

400

PPE: Private room, mask.

What is Droplet Precautions?

500

Protoza (malaria). Helminths (Flatworms and Roundworms). Flukes (Schistosomal).

What is a Parasite?

500

Requires time to react to immunity.

What is Active Immunity?

500

Interval when acute findings disappear, total recovery taking days to months. 

What is Convalesence? 

500

PPE: 3 Feet separation, gown, gloves, 

What is Contact precautions?