Chapter 19 Key Terms

2. Disease that is communicable
3. Persistent infection with recurrent symptoms that "come and go"
4. Ability of the body to resist disease
8. Guidlines based on treating all human blood as potentially infectious
14. Through the skin such as with a needle, stick, cut or human bite
15. Diseases such as HBV, HCV, or HIV infection that is cause by a microorganism such as viruses and bacteria that are carried in blood
18. Disease-causing organisms transferred through contact with blood or other body fluids
21. Strength of a pathogen's ability to cause disease
22. Pointed or cutting instruments, including needles, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, and endodontic instruments
23. Immunity that occurs when a person has contacted and is recovering from a disease
29. Items such as mask, gloves, and eyewear used to protect employees
30. Touching or contact with a patient's blood or saliva
31. Items such as gloves and patient napkins that may contain potentially infectious body fluids of patients

1. Contact with mucous membranes such as eyes or mouth
2. Ultimate goal of all infection control procedures and policies
5. Waste that is capable of transmitting an infectious disease
6. Immunity that results from a vaccination
7. Conditions that all must be present for an infection to occur
9. Touching or contact with a contaminated surface or instrument
10. Immunity that is developed during a persons lifetime
11. Standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body fluid via secretion or excretion
12. Waste that poses a danger to humans or to the environment
13. Condition caused by an infection that can be spread from person to person through contact with body fluids
14. Disease-causing organism
16. Guidelines designed to protect employees against occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens
17. An infection that occurs through the mucosal surfaces of the eyes, nose, or mouth
19. Any reasonably anticipated skin, eye, or mucous membrane contact or percutaneous injury involving blood or any potentially infectious materials
20. Immunity that is present at birth
24. Extreme hypersensitivity to a substance that can lead to shock and life-threatening respiratory collapse
25. An infection of long duration
26. Studies of the patterns and causes of diseases
27. Policies and practices designed to prevent the spread of infectious agents
28. An infection of short duration