MICROBIOLOGY COMPEND 4

Dermatropic

Affecting the skin

Acute

An infection which has a relatively short and severe course is termed

Endogenous

An infection which is caused by organisms already present in the body is best described as

Local

An infection which remains confined to a particular part of the body is termed

Decreasing Virulence

Attenuation affects a pathogen by

Boiling

Free-flowing steam is about equal to

Rubella

German measles are more correctly known as

Fungi

Histoplasmosis and coccidioidomysosis are caused by

Protozoa

Malaria and amoebiasis are caused by

Opportunists

Microorganisms that produce disease only under favorable conditions

Time of Day

NOT a factor in the action of a chemical disinfectant

Glutaraldehyde

NOT a phenolic compound

Mumps

NOT dermatropic

Zephiran Chloride

Quaternary ammonium compound

Viruses

Require living cells for growth

Rickettsia

Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Q fever are caused by

Bacilli

Spore formation is characteristic of only a few species of

121 degrees F

The autoclave usually generates a temperature of about

Virulence

The degree of the ability of a microorganism to cause disease

Infestation

The invasion of the body by macroscopic parasites

Shingles

The same virus that causes chickenpox will also cause a second infection in some individuals. This second infection is known as

Bactericidal

The ultraviolet rays contained in direct sunlight

Respiratory Tract

The usual portal of entry for pneumotropic viral diseases

Phenol

Used as a standard to measure the efficiency of chemical disinfectants

Mixed

What infection is one caused by two or more different organisms at about the same time?

General

What infection is one in which microorganisms or their products are spread by the blood or lymph throughout the entire body?

Exogenous

What infection is one in which the causative agents enter the body from the outside by entering through one of the portals of entry?

Chronic

What infection is one which has a relatively slow onset and long duration?

Secondary

What infection is one which occurs in an individual who already has an infection of another type?

Terminal

What infection occurs as a late complication of another disease and is itself the actual cause of death?

Primary

What infection occurs in an individual who has no other active infection?

Focal

What infection spreads from one area of infection to set up other areas of infection in the body?

Bacteremia

What is a condition in which bacteria are found in the blood but not multiplying there?

Septicemia

What is an infection of the blood with actual growth and multiplication of pathogens in the blood?

Infection

What term is defined as the invasion of the body by living microorganisms with subsequent multiplication and disease production?

Elective Localization

What term refers to the preference of a pathogen for a particular part of the body?

Viscerotropic

What type of virus would have an affinity for the liver?

Brain

Which part of the body is affected by encephalitis

Endemic

A communicable disease which is contantly present to a greater or lesser degree within a community

Contamination

A term that may be used to describe the presence of true pathogens on inanimate objects