Notes in MIM 17: intro to infectious disease

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Published	09/14/2024	List the commonly used disinfectants, antiseptics, or methods of sterilization in clinical settings.Surgeons' Hands: {{c1::Chlorhexidine}}.Surgi…
Published	09/14/2024	What are the general categories of methods used for sterlization and disinfection (3)?
Published	09/14/2024	Agents of disinfection, sterilization, and antisepis:Chemical Agents:Disrupt Membranes: Alcohol.Modify {{c5::Proteins}}: Chlorine, iodine, hydrogen pe…
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast disinfection from sterilization.
Published	09/14/2024	compare and contrast septic, aseptic and antiseptic.
Published	09/14/2024	compare and contrast bacterialcidal, bacteriostatic and germicide.
Published	09/14/2024	Explain the significance of how to interpret effective reproduction number.
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast transient, permanent and diseased colonization of microbes.
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast intracellular vs. extracellular replication of microbial pathogens.
Published	09/14/2024	compare and contrast obligate intracellular organisms vs facultative intracellular organisms.
Published	09/14/2024	Define inoculum size and tissue tropism, and explain how both host and microbial factors can impact pathogenesis
Published	09/14/2024	Describe common anatomical portals of entry by infectious agents and modes of microbial transmission.Common Portals of Entry:Inhalation, ingestion, di…
Published	09/14/2024	Define two types of emerging infectious disease.
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast community-acquired (CAI) vs. healthcare-associated (HAI) infections.
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast endogenous vs. exogenous infections.
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast strict vs. opportunistic pathogens.
Published	09/14/2024	What is a carrier in the context of pathogen spread?
Published	09/14/2024	Compare and contrast shedding vs asymptomatic shedding.
Published	09/14/2024	What is the reproduction number (R-naught) in infectious diseases?What does the effective reproduction number (R-t) represent?
Published	09/14/2024	What is herd immunity and how does it protect non-immune individuals?
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