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- Created by: Amy
- Created on: 17-03-17 14:17
1. MRSA stands for:
- Meticillin resistant super aerobe
- Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Multi resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Meticillin resistant Streptococcus aureus
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2. Healthcare associated infections are:
- Caused exclusively by dirty hospitals
- Microorganisms such as MRSA and C. Difficile that are acquired through association with healthcare
- Infections spread by doctors and nurses
- Prevalent amongst healthcare workers caused by working night shifts
3. Disease progression is usually documented in the following sequence:
- Incubation period; Period of Acme; Period of decline; Microorganism enters body; Prodromal period; Convalescence period.
- Microorganism enters body; incubation period; prodromal period; period of acme; period of decline; convalescen period
- Microorganism enters body; Incubation period; Period of Acme; Period of decline; Prodromal period; Convalescence period.
- Microorganism enters body; Incubation period; Convalescence period; Prodromal period; Period of Acme; Period of decline
4. A highly virulent pathogen:
- Is more likely to cause disease in its host than low virulence pathogens encountered at the same frequency and dose
- Is always a virus
- Is a microorganism that is incapbale of causing disease in its specified host
- Is less likely to cause disease in its host than a pathogen with low virulence encountered at the same frequency and dose
5. Which of the following are not classified as independent living organisms?
- Prions
- Helminths
- Bacteria
- Fungi
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