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- 2. Infection or disease that originates within the body
- 4. cause infection and disease may be non-pathogenic in one body system
- 6. a vaccine-preventable liver infection
- 10. protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
- 14. can be any person (most vulnerable are immunocompromised or have invasive medical devices including lines, devices, and airways)
- 15. United Nations agency dedicated to global health and safety. The Organization connects nations, partners and communities to promote health and serve the vulnerable.
- 17. manages the delivery of health- and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable citizens – children, elderly, disabled and low-income families.
- 20. responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
- 21. Vancomycin is an antibiotic to which some strains of enterococci have become resistant.
- 23. pathogen that causes diseases
- 27. Goal: Reduce health care-associated infections.
- 29. to provide information on the hazards of working with a chemical and procedures that should be used to ensure safety.
- 30. part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's medical research agency
- 31. ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
- 32. How pathogen enters new host: broken skin, respiratory tract, mucous.
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- 1. The way the infectious agent can be passed on (directly or indirect contact)
- 3. Characteristics: Red, itchy rash with peeling skin, caused by common fungus.
- 5. Infections that occur when the body’s defenses are weakened
- 6. the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
- 7. responsible for the protection of human health and the environment. Provides technical assistance to support recovery planning of public health and infrastructure, such as waste water treatment plants.
- 8. often considered cause of disease, classified by shape and arrangement
- 9. includes places in the environ- ment where the pathogen lives (people, animals, insects, medical equipment, soil and water)
- 11. a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy.
- 12. How the infectous agent leaves the reservoir (open wound, aerosols, etc.
- 13. a cause of staph infection that is difficult to treat because of resistance to some antibiotics.
- 16. controlling the introduction and spread of infectious disease
- 18. s an inflammation of the liver that has no vaccine
- 19. 1 celled organism, contains nucleus and other organelles, transmitted by vector, contaminated food or sexual contact
- 22. requires oxygen to live,Aerobic
- 24. a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon).
- 25. Small infectous agent that requires hosts DNA to live
- 26. virus gradually destroys the body's immune system and some symptoms are Rapid weight loss, Recurring fever or profuse night sweats and Extreme and unexplained tiredness.
- 28. infection or disease that originates outside the body.