Common allergic reactions, such as those experienced in hayfever, are also known as anaphylactic reactions.

Using two different antimicrobial agents to treat a patient’s infection is referred to as antagonism if the result that is achieved is much better than that which could have been achieved using only one of the drugs.

Multidrug therapy is always used when a patient is diagnosed as having:

Match the following items with the correct phrases.a disinfectionb. pasteurizationc. sanitizationd. sterilization Reference: Ref 8-4 The reduction of microbial populations to levels considered safe by public health standards.

Which one of the following is not a common mechanism by which antimicrobial agents kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria?

Match the following items with the correct phrases.a disinfectionb. pasteurizationc. sanitizationd. sterilization Reference: Ref 8-4 The destruction or removal of pathogens by physical or chemical methods.

Anabolic reactions are a cell’s major source of energy.

A headache is a classic example of a sign of a disease.

Match the following items with the correct phrases.a. artificial active acquired immunityb. artificial passive acquired immunityc. natural active acquired immunityd. natural passive acquired immunity Reference: Ref 16-1 Example of antibodies that a person receives in an injection of gamma globulin (immune serum globulin).

Match the following items with the correct phrases.a. arthropodborne infectionsb. community-acquired infectionsc. iatrogenic infectionsd. nosocomial infectionse. nosocomial zoonoses Reference: Ref 12-1 Infections that patients develop while hospitalized or within 14 days of hospital discharge are considered to be ____________________.