Infection Crossword Puzzle

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Carrier : person who harbors an infectious agent without signs and symptoms of active disease
Inflammation : protective vascular reaction that involves a cascade of physiological responses that neutralize and eliminate pathogens or necrotic tissues and establishes a means of repairing body cells and tissues.
CDiff : infection that destroys normal bowel flora and causes moderate to severe diarrhea
Bacteremia : presence of bacteria in the bloodstream
HAI : infection acquired in the inpatient health care setting
Communicable : infection that can be transmitted from person to person
Toxins : protein molecules released by bacteria to affect host cells at a distant site
CAUTI : UTI that occurs as a result of having an indwelling urinary catheter
Infection : invasion of pathogens into the body that multiply and cause disease or illness
Symptomatic: presence of symptoms related to a specific condition or disease
Immunity : protection from illness or disease that is maintained by the body's physiologic defense
Colonization : presence of microorganisms in the tissues of the host that do not cause symptomatic disease
Asymptomatic : absence of symptoms
Reservoir : a place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and wait to transfer to a susceptible host; can include humans, animals, insects, food, water, and organic matter on surfaces)

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carrier : person who harbors an infectious agent without signs and symptoms of active disease
inflammation : protective vascular reaction that involves a cascade of physiological responses that neutralize and eliminate pathogens or necrotic tissues and establishes a means of repairing body cells and tissues.
cdiff : infection that destroys normal bowel flora and causes moderate to severe diarrhea
bacteremia : presence of bacteria in the bloodstream
hai : infection acquired in the inpatient health care setting
communicable : infection that can be transmitted from person to person
toxins : protein molecules released by bacteria to affect host cells at a distant site
cauti : uti that occurs as a result of having an indwelling urinary catheter
infection : invasion of pathogens into the body that multiply and cause disease or illness
symptomatic: presence of symptoms related to a specific condition or disease
immunity : protection from illness or disease that is maintained by the body's physiologic defense
colonization : presence of microorganisms in the tissues of the host that do not cause symptomatic disease
asymptomatic : absence of symptoms
reservoir : a place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and wait to transfer to a susceptible host; can include humans, animals, insects, food, water, and organic matter on surfaces)