| Question |
Answer |
| Disease of the liver caused by infection from chemicals,adverse reaction to meds,virus,or alcohol. |
hepatitis |
| caused by food or water contamination with sewage or stool |
Hepatitis A |
| spread by exposure to blood or body fluids with visible blood via needle sticks or mucus membrane splach |
Hepatitis B |
| Most common chronic blood borne pathogen in the US. Also spread like Hepatitis B |
Hepatitis C |
| blood borne pathogen affecting only those that have hepatitis B |
Hepatitis D |
| Similar to Hepatitis A, spread through contaminated food and water. |
Hepatitis E |
| A small infectious element capable of reproducing only inside an animal cell. |
virus |
| The virus that causes AIDS, Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HIV |
| A virus which destroys the Immune System |
AIDS |
| Microorganisms carried in the blood and body fluids of an infected host capable of growing and spreading to others. |
BBP |
| Any device which prevents the user from having any direct contact or exposure to blood or other body fluids capable of causing infections like masks, gloves,gowns. |
PPE |
| An approach to infection control in which all blood and body fluids are treated as if they were injected with HIV, HBV, or other BBP. |
Universal Precautions |
| Other potentially infectious materials other than blood. |
OPIM |
| Is designed to protect the worker in an institution; Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSHA |
| Is responsible for approving all medically related safety devices. |
FDA |
| Federal law pertaining to patient privacy and how the patient's personal information is shared |
HIPPA |
| Damage caused by the failure to act in accordance with the standards of profession. |
Negligence |
| The improper care of a patient, unprofessional conduct, or an unreasonable lack of skill |
malpractice |
| A cause of action in a law suit |
tort |
| Microscopic, single cell living organisms, either pathogenic or non-pathogenic |
bacteria |
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