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Infection Control
Infection Control Health Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | A Government agency that studies the cause and distribution of disease. They also develop guidelines to help prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. |
| Hydrochloric Acid | Stomach Acid |
| Immune System | A defense used by the body to fight infection and disease by producing antibodies. |
| Standard Precaution | Precautions we use when we have to come in contact with any bodily fluids. They were created by the CDC. |
| Germ Theory | States that specific microorganisms called bacteria, are the cause of specific diseases in both humans and animals. |
| Normal Flora | Microorganisms that commonly live in a particular environment on or in the body.It isn't harmful, it's even necessary. |
| Defense Mechanisms | Present in the body to resist infections. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | Government agency that establishes minimum health and safety standards for the work place. They also enforce those standards. |
| Asepsis/Aseptic Technique | Methods used to make the patient.the worker, and the environment as pathogen free as possible. |
| Cilia | Little hairs in your body that help move things away from your lungs |
| Medical Asepsis | Clean technique |
| Generalized Infection | Infection that affects the whole body |
| Localized Infection | Infection that affects one area of the body |
| Nosocomial Infection | An infection that occurs when a patient is receiving health care. The patient did not have the infection when they were admitted into the hospital. |
| Surgical Asepsis | Sterile technique |
| Microorganisms | very small,usually one-celled living plants or animals.Can only be seen with a microscope. |
| Communicable Disease | Is a disease that may be transmitted either directly or indirectly from one individual to another. |
| Pathogens | Disease causing microorganisms (germs) in the body |