Questioneat | Answer |
Aerobe | The microorganism that needs oxygen to live and grow. |
Anaerobe | The microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen. |
Antiseptic | An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills mircoorganisms. |
Asepsis | Free from infection or pathogens. |
Cilia | Slender, hairlike projections that constantly beat toward the outside to remove MO's. |
Contaminate | To soil or make impure. |
Decontamination | The use of physical or chemical means to remove pathogens. |
Hand Hygiene | The process of cleansing or sanitizing the hands. |
Infection | The condition in which the body is invaded by a pathogen. |
Medical Asepsis | Practices that are employed to reduce the number and h inder the transmission of pathogens. |
Microorganism | A microscopic plant or animal |
Nonintact skin | Skin that has a break in the surface..cuts, hangnails, burns, etc. |
Nonpathogen | A microorganism that does not normally produce disease. |
Opportunistic infection | An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens. |
Optimum growth temperature | The temperature at which an organism grows best. |
Parenteral | Taken into the body through piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes. |
Pathogen | A disease producing microorganism. |
Perinatal | Relating to the period shortly before and after birth. |
pH | The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic. |
PEP | Treatment administered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease. |
Regulated waste | Medical waste that poses a threat to health and safety. |
Reservoir host | The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen and serves as a source of transfer to the pathogen to others. |
Resident Flora | Harmless nonpathogenic microorganisms that reside on the skin. |
Susceptible | Easily affected. |
Transient flora | Microoorganisms that reside on the superficial layer of the skin layers and are picked up in the course of daily activites. |