infection

2. B A virus caused by the HBV virus and is transmitted by blood, serum, and other body secretions
4. being free from harmful germs
6. (fun′-guy) Group of simple, plantlike animals that live on dead organic matter (for example, yeast and molds).
8. Small, living plant or animal not visible to the naked eye; a microbe.
10. care–associated infection (HAI) An infection acquired by an individual in a health care facility such as a hospital or long-term care facility.
11. One-celled microorganisms, some of which are beneficial and some of which are beneficial and some of which cause disease.
12. A pandemic is a global outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads across multiple countries and continents, affecting many people.
14. Containing infection or infectious organisms or germs.
15. precautions Methods of infection control that must be used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.
16. of transmission A way that the infectious agent can be transmitted to another reservoir or host where it can live.

1. Disease-producing organisms.
3. Aseptic-control method that destroys pathogens but does not usually kill spores and viruses.
5. An infectious disease that affects many people within a population, community, or region at the same time.
7. C virus caused by the hepatitis C virus, or HCV; transmitted by blood and blood-containing body fluids
9. Organism that lives on or within another living organism portal of entry A way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host.
13. agent A pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that can cause a disease.