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infections that cause disease when host's resistance is low
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opportunistic
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type of immunity that results from exposure to organisms that cause disease
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natural active immunity
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a reservoir host who is unaware of presence of pathogen and spreads disease
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carrier
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introduction of pathogen from outside the body
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exogenous
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when a person comes into contact with the blood of an infected person
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bloodborne transmission
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infection present at the time of birth
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congenital
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transmission from a salad bar
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foodborne
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transmission occurs through contact with an infected person's blood
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direct
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factors related to subsceptibilty
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age and nutritional status
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factor related to the pathogen
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point of entry
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medically asepsis can break the cycle of transmission by
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maintaining strict housekeeping standards
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stated puerperal fever was carried pt. to pt. during childbirth by Dr.'s
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Oliver Wendall Holmes
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introduced aseptic technique through use of antiseptics on wounds surgical sites and instruments
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Joseph Lister
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Characterized by barking cough caused by foreign body or obstruction
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croup
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caused by Epstein-Barr virus
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mononucleosis
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a frequent cause of bacterial infections, epiglottis in infants and young children
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Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
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symptoms include fever chills aches and upper respiratory congestion. Isolation precautions and common sense can reduce transmission
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influenza
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another name for measles
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rubeola
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characterized by "whoop" cough
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Pertussis
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acute viral disease involving gray matter of the spinal cord
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poliomyelitis
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strawberry rash
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scarlet fever
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symptoms are carditis, electrocardiogram changes, joint pain
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rhematic fever
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often fatal following introduction of pathogenic spores entering through a contaminated puncture wound
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tetanus
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symptoms include night sweats, fever, chills, fatigue and unexplained weight loss
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tuberculosis
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the bodies first line of defense
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intact skin
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the condition of being resistant to pathogens and diseases
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immunity
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