Nursing 106 Infection Control
Cards
Primary Defenses against infection
Skin, mucous membranes, GI tract, respiratory tract & circulatory sytstem
Inflammatory response
Secondary defense against infection. Caused by any time of traumatic injury including surgery. Redness, heat, swelling & pain.
Immune response
Secondary defense against infection. Antigen or foreign substance that has invaded and requires previous contact. Types; Active immunity, passive immunity, natural immunity, artificial immunity & acquired immunity.i
form of long term acquired immunity, protects the body against new infection as a result of antibodies that develop naturally after initial infection or artificial after vaccination.
Active immunity
acquired immunity resulting from antibodies that are transmitted naturally through the placenta to a fetus, colostrum to infant, or artificially through injection of antiserum for treatment or prophylaxis. Is not permanent.
Passive immunity
Immunity achieved when an animal or human is infected with an organism, The antigenic response occurs naturally within the body.
Natural immunity
Immunity induced by man made vaccines or immunoglobulins.
Artificial immunity
Form of immunity that is not innate but is obtained during life. It may be natural or artificial and actively passed or passively induced.
Acquired immunity.
