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Infection
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Susceptible Host | The organism that accepts the pathogen. The support of pathogen life and its reproduction depend on the degree of the hosts resistance. |
| Carrier | Do not show any signs but are still able to transmit diseases. |
| Medical Asepsis | Decreases the number of pathogens. |
| Surgical Asepsis | Completely kills all microorganisms. ( Pathogens) |
| Nosocomial Infection ( Hospital acquired infection ) | Refers to an infection that happens to a patient when a patient is receiving health care. |
| Host | something or someone who is capable of becoming or are infected. |
| Contagious | Something or somebody who can spread their pathogens to other people and can make them sick. |
| Epidemiology | medicine that takes Control of diseases. |
| Quarantine | A period of isolation where people stay that may be carrying or have infectious diseases. |