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vocab infection control wk 4

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universal precautions   guidelines recommended by the center for disease control to prevent the transmission of blood pathogens  
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mixed infections   one caused by more than one organism  
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pathogens   disease causing microorganism  
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fomites   inanimate objects which are freshly contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected person or carrier  
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terminal sterilization   process of sterilizing articles after they have been used and before putting into circulation again  
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vector   animal, especially an insect that transmit pathogens from infected to non-infected individuals  
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surgically clean   not sterile, but as clean as possible  
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decontamination   process of removing organisms from articles, rooms, and linens after use to make safe to handle  
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infection   invasion of the body by pathogens and the reaction of the tissue to their presence and their toxins  
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sputum   substance expelled by coughing or clearing throat  
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contamination   tansmission of microorganisms from person to person or from object to person; vice versa  
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opportunistic microorganism   microorganism that don't normally invade tissue but that are capable of causing infection or disease when introduced mechanically or when host reistance is lowered  
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sanitation   destruction of bacteria through good cleaning processes or possibly by boiling in water  
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medium   agent through which microorganisms are transmitted  
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droplet nuclei   very small masses of liquid carried in a spray from the nose or mouth which evaporated before settling and remain suspended in the air  
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virulence   relative power of a pathogen to cause disease  
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communicable   refers to a disease capable of being transmitted more or less rapidly to other persons; contagious  
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sexually transmitted disease   disease acquired as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected individual  
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carriers   person who harbors or pathogens without being sick themselves and who shed organisms into the environment  
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primary infection   first or original infection  
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epidemiology   division of medical science concerned with defining and explaining the interrelationship of the host, agent and environment causing disease  
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asepsis   absence of pathogen  
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secondary infection   one which follows or complicates the orignal disease  
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purulent   forming or containing pus, suppurative  
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aseptic technique   involves procedures that render and maintain an object or area completely free of pathogens  
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