WorksheetsINFC 180 LO2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Define normal flora.
Bacteria on area not normally found; no multiplication and no disease. Easily resolved by washing or cleaning.
Contamination
Colonization
Infection
New bacterial growth but no damage to host or disease occurs.
Contamination
Colonization
Infection
Microorganisms have invaded host and begun to grow.
Contamination
Colonization
Infection
Exotoxins are produced by Gram (a) bacteria.
Endotoxins are produced by Gram (a) bacteria.
True or false. A fomite is an example of vector transmission.
True
False
An infection acquired during a hospital stay is called a (a) infection.
The three types of reservoirs for infection are human, animal, and (a) .
A chronic carrier is a person who has carried an organism for greater than (a) months.
True or false. Babies are colonized with the same bacteria as their mother in utero.
True
False
True or false. The bacterial cell must burst before an exotoxin can be released.
True
False
Give one example of a susceptible host.
The four symptoms of inflammation are: redness, swelling, heat and (a) .
List one way to prevent the transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals.
