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- 3. type of precautions used to prevent the transmission of disease by body fluids and substances
- 6. a site where an infectious organism can remain alive and from which transmission can occur
- 8. security against a particular disease
- 10. type of asepsis that is used to prevent contamination by microbes and endospores before, during, and after surgery using sterile technique
- 13. animal or plant that harbors our nourishes another organism
- 14. the form of asepsis that reduces the number of infectious agents which decreases the probability of infection
- 17. disease-causing microorganisms that may be present in human blood
- 18. an animal carrier that transfers an infective agent from one host to another
- 19. invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues that may be clinically inapparent or may result in local cellular injury
- 20. deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system of the body that is exhibited by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs
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- 1. a transmission from inside the body
- 2. a prokaryotic organism that is classified by its morphology, biochemistry, and genetic constitution
- 4. any of a group of minute infectious agents that are characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and by their ability to replicate only within a living host's cells
- 5. object such as a book, wooden object or article of clothing that is able to harbor pathogenic microorganisms and thus may serve as an agent of infection
- 7. chemicals used to free an environment from pathogenic organisms
- 9. any disease-producing microorganisms
- 11. an infection pertaining to or originating in the hospital
- 12. a transmission from outside the body
- 15. freedom from infection
- 16. complete destruction or elimination of all living microorganisms, accomplished by physical methods chemical agents, radiation, or mechanical methods