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Infection Control

TermDefinition
Aesepsis No microbes
Aseptic W/ out infection
Asymptomatic No symptoms
Bacteria Microorganisms
Blood born pathogen Disease spread by blood
Bodily fluids Any fluid the comes out of body
Clean Uncontaminated
Communicable Disease Disease that can be transmitted from one person to another
Contaminated Soiled, Unclean
Dirty Contaminated, soiled
Disinfect Process to kill pathogens
HBV Blood borne virus causing liver damage
HIV Blood borne virus causes AIDS
Infection Invaded by a pathogen
Immunity Protection against a specific disease
Isolation To separate infected person from non-infected
Medical Aesepsis Technique to decrease spread of mircrobes
Microorganism (Microbe) Living thing only seen by Microscope
Pathogen Disease causing microbe
PPE Personal protective Equipment: gloves, gowns, masks and shields
Sterilize Destroy All Microbs
Standard Precautions Prevent spread of bodily fluids
Vaccinations Inject weakened or dead pathogens so body can fight when a healthy pathogen comes
VRE Antibiotic resistant pathogen
Virus Microbe that needs a host to reproduce
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