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Chain of Infection
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chain Of Infection | The elements required for an infection to spread from one source to another |
| Mode Of Transmission | The way in which a pathogen moves from its reservoir to a new host |
| Indirect Contact | Interaction with fomites,droplets,and other objects that can cause infection transmission |
| Direct Contact | Physical interaction with an infected patient,surface,fluid,or object that can cause infection transmission |
| Vectors | Animal host |
| Healthcare Associated Infections/Nosocomial | Infections acquired in hospitals or other healthcare facilities |
| Opportunistic | Diseases that take advantage of an already weakened immune system |
| Microorganisms | Disease causing agents |
| Non-Pathogenic | Organisms that do not cause disease,harm,or death to another organism |
| Pathogenic | Causing disease |
| Aerobic | Oxygen requiring |
| Anaerobic | Without oxygen |
| Bacteria | One-celled microorganisms that are so small they can only be seen under a microscope |
| Protoza | Animals that live in infected water supplies or decaying organic matter |
| Fungi | Parasitic microbes that live in soil and on plants |
| Viruses | A very small pathogen that invades and reproduces inside other cells |
| Parasites | A plant or animal organism that lives in or on another and takes its nourishment from that other organism |
| Aseptic Control | Practices used by healthcare professionals to maintain a pathogen-free environment and prevent the transmisson of diseasse |
| Antisepsis | Prevention of infection by inhibiting or arresting the growth and multiplication of germs |
| Disinfection | The use of chemicals to kill pathogens that are present on nonliving objects |
| Sterilization | To make something free from bacteria or other microorganisms |
| Sterile Technique | The practice of using sterilization to prevent the introduction of pathogens during invasive procedures |
| Standard Precautions | Steps that a healthcare worker takes with all patients to prevent the spread of infection |
| Isolation Precautions | Used for infections , diseases,or germs that are spread by touching the patient or items in the room |
| Blood Borne Pathogen Precautions | An approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were to be infectious with HIV,HBV,and other blood borne pathogens |
| Vaccinations | Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease |
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