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29 Cards in this Set
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Automatic involuntary reaction
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Relfex
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Protects against the invasion of microbes, excessive blood loss and injury to tissues?
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Inflammatory Response
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Cells that initiate blood clotting?
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Platelets
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Chemicals that stimulate inflammation?
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Histamines
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A place for the growth & reproduction of an infectious agent.
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Reservoir
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Some way for the infectious agent will make its way on another person?
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Vehicle of Transmission
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Some way for the infectious agent will enter into another body?
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Portal of Entry
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An invasion of micro organisms (pathogenic)
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Infection
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State of Infection is called?
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Sepsis
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Free of infection and micro organisms
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Asepsis
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Clean Technique
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Medical Asepsis
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Sterile Technique
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Surgical Asepsis
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Used on living tissue to reduce the # of microorganisms present? (Ex. Soap & H20 and Alcohol).
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Antiseptic
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Used on non-living surfaces, inanimate objects (Ex lysol, bleach). Does not remove spores
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Disnfectant
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Spores are only removed with?
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Autoclave (steam under pressure)
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Infection generalized infection is not contained to one part of the body
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Systemic
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contained to 1 area of the body
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Localied Infection.
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Infectious
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Purtulent Drainage
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The study of resistance to disease?
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Immunology
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Low risks because of strong protective factors. A person is capable of fighting off an infection
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Resistance
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High risk patient
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Suseptible
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State of being free from risk of contracting a particular disease?
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Immune
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Any foreign substance or molecules entering the body that stimulates an immune response.
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Antigen
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A protein susbstance the body produces in response to exposure to an Antigen
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Antibodies.
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Antigen/Antibody relationship is essential for?
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Immunity
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Your body is exposed to the antigen and you get the disease?
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Natural Acquired Active Immunity
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You ar given a dead or weak form of the antigen. We call this an Immunization
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Artifically Acquired Active Immunity
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Temporary immunity - given the antibodies by breast milk
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Naturally Acquired Passive Immunity
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Given the antibodies by injection. Antibodies were produced elsewhere.
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Artifically Acuired Passive Immunity
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