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
