Bacteria
A bloodborne virus causing fatigue and stomach pain to which there is no vaccine available
What is hepatitis C?
Protection from infectious disease
What is immunity
Beginning stage of infection (latent)
What is incubation stage?
Disease-producing microorganism; bacteria, virus, fungus, protozoa, and rickettsia
What is infectious agent?
cork screw shaped bacteria.
What is spirilla?
lives by penetrating cells and are so small they can pass through the pores of a porcelain filter
What is viruses?
Develops when body is exposed to pathogenic microorganisms
What is active natural immunity?
Three levels of decontamination are
sterilization, disinfection and sanitation
Direct contact—person-to-person contact or skin-to-skin contact
What is mode of transmission
round shaped bacteria which moves through the air.
What is cocci?
disease causing bacteria or viruses that are carried through the body in the blood or body fluids such as hepatitis and HIV are called _____.
What is blood borne pathogens?
Symptoms are gone
Recovery time
What is convalescent stage?
Pathogen must be able to exit reservoir host
What is portal of exit?
the division of a bacteria cell is called
What is mitosis?
AIDS is an acronym for
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Develops when antigen is purposely introduced into body
Vaccine
What is active artifical immunity?
A higher level of decontamination than sanitation
disinfection
Human, animal, or insect that is infected with disease
What is reservoir?
a fluid product of inflammation that contains white blood cells and debris of dead cells, tissue elements, and bacteria.
What is pus?
The body's first line of defense is
unbroken skindefense
Symptoms are at their worst
Person is obviously ill
Person is contagious
What is acute stage?
Weakened immune system
What is suseptable host?