Infection 0.0 / 5 ? NursingApplied life scienceUniversityNone Created by: E_B0yd33Created on: 17-10-23 11:33 What is the third stage in the process of infection? Multiplication 1 of 15 Name the four stages of the infection disease process. 1. Incubation period 2. Prodromal stage 3. Invasion period 4. Convalescence 2 of 15 What occurs during the convalescence stage? Symptoms decrease or the disease may be fatal and enter a latency phase. 3 of 15 What is pyrexia? A rise in body temperature above the normal e.g oral temperature 37.2 degrees. 4 of 15 Give two examples of viral infections AIDS/HIV Measles, Mumps and Rubella 5 of 15 What are endotoxins? Proteins released during bacterial growth 6 of 15 What makes bacteria prokaryotic? There is no enclosed nucleus, no mitochondria and no membrane bound organelles 7 of 15 What is bacteremia? Bacteria that is transported in the blood due to the failure of the body's defense mechanisms to infect other organs or multiply in the blood. 8 of 15 What are the six stages of the viral life cycle? 1. Attachment to target cell 2. Penetration 3. Uncoating 4. Replication 5. Assembly 6. Release 9 of 15 What are protozoa? Single celled parasitic organisms 10 of 15 How are parasitic and protozoal infections normally transmitted? Vectors 11 of 15 What type of immunity do vaccines provide? Active immunity 12 of 15 Name three infection control measures? Hand hygiene Use of PPE Waste disposal Social distancing 13 of 15 How do fungal infections damage tissue? The secretion of enzymes that may lead to necrosis or indirectly through initiation of an inflammatory response 14 of 15 What is infection with a fungus called? Mycosis 15 of 15
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