Health Science II 2.02 Types of Infection

Mr. Barker was admitted to the hospital with an increased white blood cell count and extreme pain in his right lower quadrant. If he begins to have a fever, his condition would be considered which kind of infection?

• Endogenous

• Exogenous

• Local

• Systemic

Proper handwashing techniques in the healthcare environment decrease the transfer of microorganisms, thus preventing which type of infection?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Nosocomial

• Vector

Morgan is concerned that the hordeleum in her left eye will keep her from working in the clinical environment. Her condition is a/an:

• endogenous infection.

• exogenous infection.

• systemic infection.

• local infection.

Exogenous is

• inside the body

• outside the body

An infection that begins in a healthcare facility is a

• endogenous
• nosocomial
• exogenous
• opportunistic

anaerobic

• with oxygen

• antibodies

• disease

• without oxygen