Match the correct term to the correct definition.

1. Infections acquired while in a medical facility, generally a hospital setting.
2. Occur when the host's immune system is impaired by another disease-causing pathogen.
3. Characterized by periods of remission and relapse.
4. More serious than acute infections. Effects of disease-causing pathogen can last for a very long time.
5. Many common illnesses that afflict the human body are considered acute infections; examples include the common cold and influenza.
a. Acute Infections
b. Chronic Infections
c. Nosocomial Infections