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Infection Control
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Disease that breaks down the body’s immune system | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
| Immunity that the body develops after overcoming a disease | Acquired Immunity |
| Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances | Allergy |
| Showing no symptoms or signs of infection | Asymptomatic |
| Short rod-shaped bacteria, most common, and produce diseases | Bacilli |
| One-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics | Bacteria (singular: bacterium) |
| The division of bacteria cells into 2 new cells called daughter cells | Binary Fission |
| Number of viable organisms in or an object or surface or the organic material on a surface before decontamination/ sterilization | Bioburden |
| Disease- causing microorganisms carried in the body or fluids | Bloodborne Pathogens |
| Detergents that break down stubborn films and remove the residue | Chelating Soaps |
| Round-shaped bacteria that appear singly or in groups | Cocci |
| Disease that is spread from one person to another | Contagious Disease |
| Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause disease | Diplococci |
| Transmission of blood or body fluids through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking | Direct Transmission |
| An abnormal condition of all or parts of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes the body incapable of a normal function | Disease |
| Contact with broken skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious materials that result in a stoppage and need for sterilization of employees duties | Exposure Incident |
| Slender, hairlike extensions used by bacilli and spirilla for locomotion | Flagella |
| A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver | Hepatitis |
| Virus that causes AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
| Virus that can infect the bottom of the foot and resembles small black dots | Human Papilloma Virus |
| Ability of the body to destroy and resist infection | Immunity |
| Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate contaminated object | Indirect Transmission |
| Invasion of body tissue by disease-causing pathogens | Infection |
| Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection | Infectious |
| Caused by pathogenic organisms that enter the body | Infectious Disease |
| A condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection | Inflammation |
| Infection that is confined to a particular part of the body and appears as a lesion containing pus | Local Infection |
| Contains information compiled by hazardous ingredients, safe handling, precautions, and flammability warnings | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| Microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small rubbers | Mycobacterium Foruitum |
| Partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living | Natural Immunity |
| Harmless organisms that may perform useful functions | Nonpathogenic |
| An item that is made of a material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb liquids | Nonporous |
| Disease caused by parasites | Parasitic Disease |
| Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body | Pathogenic |
| Disease produced by organisms | Pathogenic disease |
| Contagious skin disease and is caused by itch mite, which burrows under the skin | Scabies |
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