CHAPTER 31 / Asepsis 161 KEY TOPIC REVIEW I. A disease is an invasion of body ti

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CHAPTER 31 / Asepsis 161 KEY TOPIC REVIEW I. A disease is an invasion of body tissue by microorganisms and their growth within that tissuc. ln a. True b. False 2. Virulence is the ability to produce disease. b. False a. True Pathogenicity is the ability to produce disease; thus a pathogen is a microorganism that causes disease. a. True 3. b. False 4. Surgical asepsis or sterile technique i ncludes all practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms. a. True b. False 5. Sepsis is the state of infection and can take many forms, including septic shock. a. True b. False

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1q). True

Infection is the invasion of body tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of organism's body (host) tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce.

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