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18 Cards in this Set
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Which scientist described tuberculosis?
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Hippocrates
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Which scientist described the transmission of syphilis and gonorrhea?
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Hunter
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Which scientist described the concept of "spores," which transfer epidemic diseases?
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Fracastoro
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Which scientists described that washing hands and taking other physical measure can prevent transmission of infection?
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Snow
Semmelweis |
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Which scientist described a list of requirements that organisms must have in order to be the cause of a disease?
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Koch (Koch's postulates)
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Which scientist is called the "Father of Microscopy"?
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Leeuwenhoek
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Which scientist described microbes that cause fermentation and refuted spontaneous generation, and also came up with the process to heat hill bacteria and molds in food?
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Pasteur
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What is the term used to describe the natural habitat for an organism in which it PROPAGATES?
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Reservoir of infection
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What is the term used to describe the habitat from which the organism is transmitted and in which it must SURVIVE (but may or may not propagate)?
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Immediate source of infection
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What are 5 of the 7 modes of transmission of bacteria?
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1. Individual-to-individual spread
2. Food-borne infections 3. Waterborne infections 4. Airborne infections 5. Soil 6. Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) 7. Indirect via a vector |
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What are some examples of individual-to-individual spread of infection (she gave us 7)?
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1. Skin-to-skin contact
2. Droplets from nose/mouth (coughing & sneezing) 3. Stool-to-mouth (fecal-oral) 4. Sexually transmitted 5. Blood-to-blood contact (contaminated needles) 6. Mother-to-fetus (during pregnancy) 7. Autoinfection (one body part to another) |
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Give one example of an infection transmitted via skin-to-skin contact.
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MRSA, folliculitis, head lice
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Give one example of an infection transmitted via droplets (mouth/nose).
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Common cold, tuberculosis, pneumonia
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Give one example of an infection transmitted from stools to mouth.
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Stomach flu, Giardia, pinworms
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Give one example of an infection transmitted sexually.
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Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, genital herpes
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Give one example of an infection transmitted via blood-to-blood contact.
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AIDS, Hepatitis B & C, malaria
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Give one example of an infection transmitted from mother to fetus.
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Hepatitis B & C, toxoplasma, AIDS
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Give one example of an infection transmitted via autoinfection.
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Impetigo, folliculitis
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