A hospital-acquired disease is known as:

• A. Endemic
• B. Nosocomial
• C. Eragasteric
• D. Iatrogenic

Answer: (B)

The main idea tested is where an infection originates. In the hospital context, an infection that a patient acquires during their stay is described as nosocomial. This term specifically means the infection developed after admission and was not present or incubating at the time of admission, often arising from care processes, invasive devices, or the hospital environment.

Endemic describes a disease that is consistently present in a population or area, not something tied to a hospital stay. Iatrogenic refers to harm caused by medical treatment or procedures, which can occur in various settings but doesn’t by itself specify hospital-acquired status. The unfamiliar term isn’t a standard designation for hospital-origin infections.

So, the term that best fits “hospital-acquired disease” is nosocomial.