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Unit 13:1 Key words
| Cocci | Bacteria that are round or spherical in shape |
| Protozoa | One-celled animal-like organisms found in decayed materials and contaminated water |
| Fungi | Simple plantlike organisms such as yeasts and molds |
| Viruses | Smallest microorganisms, visible only by using an electron microscope |
| Aerobic | Any organism that requires oxygen in order to live and reproduce |
| Nosocomial | An infection present in a health care facility and transmitted by health care workers to the patient |
| Antisepsis | An infection that occurs when the body defenses are weak A process that prevents or inhibits the growth of pathogenic organisms |
| Contaminated | Any object that may contain pathogens |
| Endogenous | An infection or disease that originates within the body |
| Spirilla | Bacteria that are spiral or corkscrew in shape |
| Sterilization | Process that destroys all microorganisms including spores and viruses |
| Bacilli | Bacteria that are rod-shaped |
| Pathogen | Any organism that causes infection and disease |
| Anaerobic | An organism that lives and reproduces in the absence of oxygen |
| staphylococci | Cocci that occur in clusters or groups |
| Rickettsiae | Parasitic microorganisms carried by fleas, lice, ticks, and mites |
| Portal of exit | In the chain of infection, a pathogen leaving the body through sexual secretions |
| Reservoir | In the chain of infection, an instrument contaminated with blood acts as |
| Fomites | Objects contaminated with infectious material that contains the pathogens |
| Exogenous | The infection or disease originates outside the body |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome | Suppresses the immune system |
| Disinfection | Destroys or kills pathogenic organisms |
| Bacteria | One celled organisms that multiply rapidly |
| Bacteria that are round or spherical in shape | Cocci |
| One-celled animal-like organisms found in decayed materials and contaminated water | Protozoa |
| Simple plantlike organisms such as yeasts and molds | Fungi |
| An organism that lives and reproduces in the absence of oxygen | Aerobic |
| Cocci that occur in clusters or groups | staphylococci |
| Smallest microorganisms, visible only by using an electron microscope | Viruses |
| An infection that occurs when the body defenses are weak A process that prevents or inhibits the growth of pathogenic organisms | Antisepsis |
| Any object that may contain pathogens | Contaminated |
| An infection or disease that originates within the body | Endogenous |
| An infection present in a health care facility and transmitted by health care workers to the patient | Nosocomial |
| Suppresses the immune system | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| Destroys or kills pathogenic organisms | Disinfection |
| One celled organisms that multiply rapidly | Bacteria |
| Bacteria that are spiral or corkscrew in shape | Spirilla |
| Process that destroys all microorganisms including spores and viruses | Sterilization |
| Bacteria that are rod-shaped | Bacilli |
| Any organism that causes infection and disease | Pathogen |
| An organism that lives and reproduces in the absence of oxygen | Anaerobic |
| Parasitic microorganisms carried by fleas, lice, ticks, and mites | Rickettsiae |
| In the chain of infection, an instrument contaminated with blood acts as | Reservoir |
| Objects contaminated with infectious material that contains the pathogens | Fomites |
| The infection or disease originates outside the body | Exogenous |
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