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Bonewit Ch. 2
Question | Answer |
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A microorganism that needs oxygen to live & grow | Aerobe |
A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen. | Anaerobe |
Free from infection or pathogens; the actions practiced to make & maintain an area or object free from infection or pathogens. | Asepsis |
An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms. | Antiseptic |
Slender,hairlike projections that constantly beat toward the outside to remove microorganisms from the body. | Cilia |
To soil make impure. An aseptic object becomes "this" when it touches something that is not clean. | Contaminate |
The use of physical or chemical means to remove,inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles;the surface or item is rendered safe for handling,use of disposal. | Decontamination |
The process of cleansing or sanitizing the hands. | Hand Hygiene |
The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen. | Infection |
Practices that are employed to reduce the number & hinder the transmission of pathogens. | Medical Asepsis |
A microscopic plant or animal. | Microorganism (MO) |
Skin that has a break in the surface. It includes, but is not limited to, abrasions, cuts, hangnails, paper cuts & burns. | Nonintact Skin |
A microorganism that does not normally produce disease. | Nonpathogen |
An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment. | Opportunistic Infection |
The temperature at which an organism grows best. | Optimum Growth Temperature |
Taken into the body through piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts & abrasions. | Parenteral |
A disease-producing microorganism. | Pathogen |
Relating to the period shortly before & after birth. | Perinatal |
Treatment administered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease. | Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) |
Medical waste that poses a threat to health & safety. | Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) |
The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen & serves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others. | Reservoir Host |
Harmless,nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside on the skin & usually do not cause disease; also known as normal flora. | Resident Flora |
Easily affected; lacking resistance. | Susceptible |
Microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers & are picked up in the course of daily activities. They are often pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands. | Transient Flora |