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- 5. safety and Health Administration (OSHA)—a federal agency in the United States that sets and enforces standards for safe and healthy workplaces
- 7. used to lower the number of microorganisms on surface by cleansing with soap or detergent, water, and manual friction
- 11. microorganisms normally found in the body; also known as resident flora
- 13. bacterial life forms that resist destruction by heat, drying, or chemicals. Spore-producing bacteria include botulism and tetanus
- 14. microorganism that requires oxygen to live and reproduce
- 19. microorganisms
- 20. a chemical that can be applied to objects to destroy microorganisms; will not destroy bacterial spores
- 23. microorganisms normally found in the body; also known as normal flora
- 24. body’s immune response to prevent infections by invading pathogenic microorganisms
- 25. describing a substance that is a risk to the health of living organism
- 26. precautions—usual steps to prevent injury or disease
- 27. Chemical that kills most pathogenic microorganisms; disinfectant
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- 1. control plan—a written plan required by the OSHA that outlines an employer’s system for preventing infection
- 2. protective equipment (PPE)—equipment used to protect a person from exposure to blood or other body fluids
- 3. microorganisms that do not normally reside in a given area; transient flora may or may not produce disease
- 4. actor process of rendering an individual immune to specific disease
- 6. microscopic living organisms
- 7. process,act, or technique for destroying microorganisms using heat, water, chemicals, or gases
- 8. risk factors—conditions that tend to put employees at risk for contact with biohazardous agents such as blood-borne pathogens
- 9. testing—laboratory tests that may be preformed after a person comes into contact with a biohazard
- 10. invasion by disease-producing microorganisms
- 12. bacterium that requires the absence of oxygen for growth and reproduction
- 15. asepsis removal or destruction of microorganisms
- 16. a definite pathologic process having a distinctive set of symptoms and course of progression
- 17. biological a living;
- 18. for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—U.S. federal agency under the department of health and human services that works to protect public health and safety CDC provides information to enhance health decisions.
- 21. substance that kills or destroys bacteria
- 22. a person infected with a microorganism but without signs of disease; a company that assumes the risk of an insurance company