Infection Terminology Crossword Puzzle

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antifungal : the class of medication that is given for fungal or protozoal infections
HAI : an infection acquired in an inpatient health care setting (abbreviation)
immunity : protection from illness or disease that is maintained by the body's physiologic defense
fever : one of the body's defenses to infection; measured with a thermometer
colonization : presence of microorganisms in the tissues of the host that do not cause symptomatic disease
infection : invasion of pathogens into the body that multiply and cause disease or illness
CAUTI : a urinary tract infection that occurs as a result of having an indwelling urinary catheter (abbreviation)
asymptomatic : absence of symptoms
localized : when an infection affects only one area of the body; associated with redness, pain, tenderness, or swelling
antibiotic : the class of medication that is given for bacteria infections
antiviral : the class of medication that is given for viral infections
WBC : a type of blood cell that increases when an infection is present (abbreviation)
systemic : when an infection affects the entire body; associated with fever and increased white blood cells
communicable : infection that can be transmitted from person to person
vaccine : a medication that is given to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases
MDRO : when an organism is considered resistant to multiple drugs (abbreviation)
symptomatic : presence of symptoms related to a specific condition or disease
CDiff : an infection that destroys normal flora within the bowel and causes moderate to severe diarrhea (abbreviation)
culture : a type of test that can be done to determine the type of microorganism that is present in the body fluid or tissue

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antifungal : the class of medication that is given for fungal or protozoal infections
hai : an infection acquired in an inpatient health care setting (abbreviation)
immunity : protection from illness or disease that is maintained by the body's physiologic defense
fever : one of the body's defenses to infection; measured with a thermometer
colonization : presence of microorganisms in the tissues of the host that do not cause symptomatic disease
infection : invasion of pathogens into the body that multiply and cause disease or illness
cauti : a urinary tract infection that occurs as a result of having an indwelling urinary catheter (abbreviation)
asymptomatic : absence of symptoms
localized : when an infection affects only one area of the body; associated with redness, pain, tenderness, or swelling
antibiotic : the class of medication that is given for bacteria infections
antiviral : the class of medication that is given for viral infections
wbc : a type of blood cell that increases when an infection is present (abbreviation)
systemic : when an infection affects the entire body; associated with fever and increased white blood cells
communicable : infection that can be transmitted from person to person
vaccine : a medication that is given to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases
mdro : when an organism is considered resistant to multiple drugs (abbreviation)
symptomatic : presence of symptoms related to a specific condition or disease
cdiff : an infection that destroys normal flora within the bowel and causes moderate to severe diarrhea (abbreviation)
culture : a type of test that can be done to determine the type of microorganism that is present in the body fluid or tissue