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Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| safety data sheet | required by law for all products sold. include safety information about products compiled by the manufacturer, including hazardous ingredients, safe use and handling procedures, proper disposal guidelines |
| sanitizing | a chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level |
| mycobacterium fortuitum | a microscopic germ that normally exits in tap water in small numbers |
| material safety data sheet | information complied by the manufacturer about product safety |
| infectious | caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection |
| disinfectants | chemical products approved by the EPA designed to destroy most bacteria (excluding spores), fungi, and viruses on surfaces |
| hospital disinfectants | disinfectants that are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids |
| disease | an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, which makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function |
| nonporous | an item that is made or constructed of a material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb liquids |
| tuberculocidal disinfectants | disinfectants that kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis |
| tuberculosis | a disease caused by bacteria that are transmitted through coughing or sneezing |
| infection | the invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens |
| infectious disease | disease caused by pathogenic (harmful) microorganisms that enter the body |
| infection control | are the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms |
| clean | a mechanical process (scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs |
| disinfection | a chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces |
| virucidal | capable of destroying viruses |
| bactericidal | capable of destroying bacteria |
| fungicidal | capable of destroying fungi |
| bacteria | one-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics |
| microorganism | any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size |
| nonpathogenic | harmless microorganisms that may perform useful functions and are safe to come in contact with since they do not cause disease or harm |
| pathogenic | harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body |
| direct transmission | transmission of blood or body fluids through touching (including shaking hands) |
| indirect transmission |
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