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6. what is a staphlococcus aureus?

  • a virus
  • a fungi
  • a pathogen
  • a bacteria

7. how much bacteria is found on each square cm of the skin?

  • 1,000 bacteria
  • 1,500 bacteria
  • 100 bacteria
  • 1,900 bacteria
  • 700 bacteria

8. what is c diff?

  • a pathogen
  • a commensal of the intestine that forms endospores
  • a virus
  • a fungi

9. how does CDAD (clostridium defficile associated diarrhea) develop?

  • e coli enters the body through faecal oral contact. This then passes through the gut to the bowels with causes diareah
  • antibiotics destroy commensal orgqanisms in the gut. This enables c diff to over populate the gut causing too many harmful toxins to be released. This results in sever diareah and bloating.
  • bacteria from the gut enters the bowels causing severe diareah

10. what is MRSA?

  • is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body
  • a virus affecting the entire body
  • a virus only affecting the stomach
  • a bacterium only affecting the skin

11. what does the SA stand for in MRSA?

  • severe activation
  • staph aureus
  • skin alteration

12. what does the MR mean is MRSA?

  • anti biotics have caused MRSA
  • can cause bacteria infection if left untreated
  • is it resistant to some antibiotics.
  • no antibiotics will be effective