CLASSWORK - Ch. 15 Infection Control - Key Terms

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  1. 4. of Entry: A way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host (e.g., breaks in skin).
  2. 5. The most common piece of equipment used for sterilization; uses steam under pressure or gas.
  3. 8. The absence of disease-producing microorganisms or pathogens.
  4. 9. One-celled animal-like organisms found in decayed materials and contaminated water.
  5. 11. An infection or disease that originates within the body.
  6. 12. Field: An area free from all organisms, typically used during dressing changes.
  7. 13. An infectious disease that affects a large number of people within a population or community at the same time.
  8. 14. Simple, plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter (e.g., yeasts and molds).
  9. 15. Parasitic microorganisms that cannot live outside the cells of another living organism.
  10. 19. Organisms that require oxygen to live.
  11. 23. A process that destroys or kills pathogenic organisms but is not always effective against spores and viruses.
  12. 26. A filovirus that causes hemorrhagic fever, progressing to jaundice, pancreatitis, and liver failure.
  13. 29. The use of microorganisms, or biologic agents, as weapons to infect humans, animals, or plants.
  14. 30. of Transmission: A way that the infectious agent can be transmitted to another reservoir or host (direct or indirect).
  15. 33. Units: Equipment that uses sound waves to clean instruments through cavitation.
  16. 36. Microorganisms that are part of the normal flora of the body and are beneficial.
  17. 37. Free from organisms causing disease.
  18. 38. Disease: A disease that is transmitted from one individual to another.
  19. 39. Precautions: Methods used for patients suspected to be infected with microorganisms transmitted by direct or indirect contact.
  20. 40. Precautions: Methods used for patients suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets.
  21. 41. Protective Equipment: Equipment (PPE) used to prevent the spread of highly contagious and potentially deadly diseases.
  22. 42. Precautions: Rules that every employee must use to prevent contact with blood or potentially infectious materials.
  23. 43. The cleaning process in ultrasonic units where bubbles explode to drive cleaning solution onto articles.
  24. 45. C: Caused by the HCV virus; transmitted by blood and can cause serious liver damage.
  25. 46. A small, living organism that is not visible to the naked eye; must be viewed under a microscope.
  26. 47. Multicellular parasitic organisms commonly called worms or flukes.
  27. 48. Care-Associated: An infection acquired by an individual in a health care facility (HAI).
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  1. 1. Free from all organisms, both pathogenic and nonpathogenic, including spores and viruses.
  2. 2. The smallest microorganisms, visible only under an electron microscope; cannot reproduce outside a living cell.
  3. 3. List
  4. 6. Infections that occur when the body's defenses are weak.
  5. 7. An infectious disease that affects a high proportion of the population over a wide geographic area.
  6. 10. Objects contaminated with infectious material that contains pathogens (e.g., doorknobs, bedpans).
  7. 16. An infection or disease that originates outside the body.
  8. 17. An organism that lives in or on an organism of another species and benefits at the host's expense.
  9. 18. A process that destroys all microorganisms, including spores and viruses.
  10. 19. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; caused by HIV and suppresses the immune system so the body cannot fight off many cancers and infections.
  11. 20. Simple, one-celled organisms that multiply rapidly and are classified by shape and arrangement.
  12. 21. Precautions: Methods used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei.
  13. 22. Agent: A pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, that can cause a disease.
  14. 24. of Infection: Factors that must be met for disease to occur and spread from one individual to another.
  15. 25. Microorganisms that cause infection and disease; commonly called germs.
  16. 27. Organisms that live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen.
  17. 28. Condition where organisms and pathogens are present.
  18. 31. (Reverse) Isolation: Isolation used to protect patients from organisms present in the environment.
  19. 32. An area where the infectious agent can live (human body, animals, environment, fomites).
  20. 34. Precautions: Specific methods of caring for patients who have communicable diseases.
  21. 35. Disinfection: Use of chemical disinfectants to destroy or kill pathogenic organisms; mainly used on objects.
  22. 42. Host: A person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses are weak.
  23. 44. of Exit: A way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing.
  24. 45. B: Caused by the HBV virus and transmitted by blood and body secretions; affects the liver.