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