THE CONDITION IN WHICH PATHOGENS ARE ABSENT OR CONTROLLED

A RESERVOIR HOST WHO IS UNAWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF A PATHOGEN AND SO SPREADS THE DISEASE WHILE EXHIBITING NO SYMPTOMS OF THE INFECTION.

AN INFECTION IN WHICH AN ABNORMALITY OR MALFUNCTION IN ROUTINE BODY PROCESSES CAUSES NORMALLY BENEFICIAL OR HARMLESS MICROORGANISMS TO BECOME PATHOGENIC.

AN INFECTION THAT IS CAUSED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF A PATHOGEN FROM OUTSIDE THE BODY.

AN INANIMATE OBJECT, SUCH AS CLOTHING, BODY FLUIDS, WATER OR FOOD, THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS AND THUS SERVE TO TRANSMIT DISEASE.

A MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF CAUSING DISEASE.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; ANY TYPE OF PROTECTIVE GEAR WORN TO GUARD AGAINST PHYSICAL HAZARDS.

AN ANIMAL,INSECT, OR HUMAN WHOSE BODY IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO GROWTH OF A PATHOGEN.

A COMBINATION OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS AND BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION GUIDELINES; USED IN HOSPITALS FOR THE CARE OF ALL PATIENTS.

AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS LITTLE OR NO IMMUNITY TO INFECTION BY A PARTICULAR ORGANISM.

A LIVING ORGANISM, SUCH AS AN INSECT, THAT CARRIES MICROORGANISMS FROM AN INFECTED PERSON TO ANOTHER PERSON.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEATH ACT; A SET OF REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO SAVE LIVES, PREVENT INJURIES AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF WORKERS IN THE U.S.

A DEVICE THAT USES PRESSURIZED STEAM TO STERILIZE INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL MICROORGANISMS, INCLUDING BACTERIAL SPORES, BY SPECIFIC MEANS.

STERILIZATION INDICATOR

A TAG, INSERT, TAPE, TUBE OR STRIP THAT CONFIRMS THAT THE ITEMS IN THE AUTOCLAVE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE CORRECT VOLUME OF STEAM AT THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE, FOR THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF TIME.

BIOHAZARDOUS MATERIALS

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS THAT CAN SPREAD DISEASE TO LIVING THINGS

A SYMBOL THAT MUST APPEAR ON ALL CONTAINERS USED TO STORE WASTE PRODUCTS, BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS, OR OTHER SPECIMENS THAT MAY BE INFECTIOUS

PERTAINING TO THE INJECTION OF A LIQUID SUBSTANCE INTO THE BODY VIA A ROUTE OTHER THAN THE ALIMENTARY CANAL (GI TRACT)

THE STAGE OF LIFE FROM THE TIME OF BIRTH THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF 1 YEAR OF AGE.

THE STAGE OF LIFE WHEN SEXUAL REPRODUCTION BECOMES POSSIBLE.

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IPC WEEK 1

Term	Definition
ASEPSIS	THE CONDITION IN WHICH PATHOGENS ARE ABSENT OR CONTROLLED
CARRIER	A RESERVOIR HOST WHO IS UNAWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF A PATHOGEN AND SO SPREADS THE DISEASE WHILE EXHIBITING NO SYMPTOMS OF THE INFECTION.
ENDOGENOUS INFECTION	AN INFECTION IN WHICH AN ABNORMALITY OR MALFUNCTION IN ROUTINE BODY PROCESSES CAUSES NORMALLY BENEFICIAL OR HARMLESS MICROORGANISMS TO BECOME PATHOGENIC.
EXOGENOUS INFECTION	AN INFECTION THAT IS CAUSED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF A PATHOGEN FROM OUTSIDE THE BODY.
FOMITE	AN INANIMATE OBJECT, SUCH AS CLOTHING, BODY FLUIDS, WATER OR FOOD, THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS AND THUS SERVE TO TRANSMIT DISEASE.
PATHOGEN	A MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF CAUSING DISEASE.
PPE	PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; ANY TYPE OF PROTECTIVE GEAR WORN TO GUARD AGAINST PHYSICAL HAZARDS.
RESERVOIR HOST	AN ANIMAL,INSECT, OR HUMAN WHOSE BODY IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO GROWTH OF A PATHOGEN.
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS	A COMBINATION OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS AND BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION GUIDELINES; USED IN HOSPITALS FOR THE CARE OF ALL PATIENTS.
SUSCEPTIBLE HOST	AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS LITTLE OR NO IMMUNITY TO INFECTION BY A PARTICULAR ORGANISM.
VECTOR	A LIVING ORGANISM, SUCH AS AN INSECT, THAT CARRIES MICROORGANISMS FROM AN INFECTED PERSON TO ANOTHER PERSON.
OSHA	OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEATH ACT; A SET OF REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO SAVE LIVES, PREVENT INJURIES AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF WORKERS IN THE U.S.
AUTOCLAVE	A DEVICE THAT USES PRESSURIZED STEAM TO STERILIZE INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
STERILIZATION	THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL MICROORGANISMS, INCLUDING BACTERIAL SPORES, BY SPECIFIC MEANS.
STERILIZATION INDICATOR	A TAG, INSERT, TAPE, TUBE OR STRIP THAT CONFIRMS THAT THE ITEMS IN THE AUTOCLAVE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE CORRECT VOLUME OF STEAM AT THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE, FOR THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF TIME.
BIOHAZARDOUS MATERIALS	BIOLOGICAL AGENTS THAT CAN SPREAD DISEASE TO LIVING THINGS
BIOHAZARD SYMBOL	A SYMBOL THAT MUST APPEAR ON ALL CONTAINERS USED TO STORE WASTE PRODUCTS, BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS, OR OTHER SPECIMENS THAT MAY BE INFECTIOUS
PARENTERAL	PERTAINING TO THE INJECTION OF A LIQUID SUBSTANCE INTO THE BODY VIA A ROUTE OTHER THAN THE ALIMENTARY CANAL (GI TRACT)
INFANCY	THE STAGE OF LIFE FROM THE TIME OF BIRTH THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF 1 YEAR OF AGE.
PUBERTY	THE STAGE OF LIFE WHEN SEXUAL REPRODUCTION BECOMES POSSIBLE.

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