3.1.2

A _________infection is one that patients acquire at a hospital.

• pandemic

• outbreak

• endemic

• nosocomial

A sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease in an area is

• an outbreak.

• endemic.

• a pandemic.

• nosocomial.

Organisms that cause infectious disease are called

• pathogens.

• hosts.

• antibodies.

• nosocomial.

Nonliving agents that contain either DNA or RNA

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• prions

Living organisms that can spread when its spores land on a host.
Athlete's foot is caused by this infectious agent.

• helminths

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Living single celled eukaryotic organisms that can cause disease through contaminated food or water

• bacteria

• protists

• helminths

• fungi

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Living prokaryotic organisms that cause disease and can usually be treated using antibiotics

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

__________________ of a disease requires close contact and may occur through touch or exposure to body fluids.

• Direct transmission

• Indirect transmission

Phagocytes, nasal mucous, and digestive enzymes are examples of

• innate immunity.

• acquired immunity.

Small hairs that trap pathogens are

• cilia.

• flora.

• mucous.

• phagocytes.