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Condition of being free of contamination or germs (microbes) that could cause disease Asepsis
A healthcare practice used to reduce the chance of microbial contamination Aseptic technique
Short for biological hazard; anything potentially harmful to health Biohazard
Term used to describe the safe handling of biological substances that pose a health risk Biosafety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
Clostrididioides difficile, the most reported HAI pathogenic microorganism C. difficile
Several components or events that, when present in a series, lead to an infection Chain of infection
Able to spread from person to person, as a disease Communicable
Precautions used in addition to standard precautions for infections spread by direct or indirect contact Contact precautions
Precautions used for infections transmitted by droplets larger than 5 μm Droplet precautions
Describes a disease commonly found in a particular area, population, or country Endemic
Devices that isolate or remove a blood‑borne pathogen hazard from the workplace Engineering controls
Outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly and affects many people, or infection numbers higher than normal Epidemic
Environmental Protection Agency EPA
Inanimate objects that can harbor infectious agents Fomites
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GHS
Healthcare‑associated infection HAI
Abbreviation for the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard HazCom
Hepatitis B virus HBV
Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA) HCS
Hepatitis C virus HCV
Human immunodeficiency virus HIV
Protected from or resistant to a disease because of antibodies from vaccination or recovery Immune
The pathogen responsible for causing an infection; causative agent Infectious/causative agent
Procedures intended to separate patients with transmissible infections from others Isolation procedures
Short for microorganism; microscopic organism Microbe
Methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA
Abnormally small number of neutrophils in the blood Neutropenic
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH
Nonpathogenic microbes normally on skin or in GI tract Normal flora
Infection acquired in a healthcare facility Nosocomial infection
Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA
Sudden increase in cases of a disease beyond expected levels or in a new area Outbreak
Disease spread over multiple countries or continents Pandemic
Other than the digestive tract; describes biohazard exposure routes other than ingestion Parenteral
Capable of causing disease Pathogenic
Microbes capable of causing disease Pathogens
Through the skin Percutaneous
Through mucous membranes Permucosal
Personal protective equipment PPE
Isolation to protect a highly susceptible patient from infection Protective (reverse) isolation
National Fire Protection Association acronym for fire response: rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish RACE
Source of an infectious microorganism Reservoir
Safety data sheets SDS
Precautions to minimize infection risk for all patients Standard precautions
Individual with little resistance to an infectious agent Susceptible host
Precautions used for highly transmissible or epidemiologically significant pathogens Transmission‑based precautions
Precautions to prevent transmission of infection from bodily fluids; all blood considered infectious Universal precautions
Transmission of an infectious agent by insect, arthropod, or animal Vector transmission
Transmission through contaminated food, water, drugs, or blood transfusion Vehicle transmission
Ability to stay alive Viability
Degree to which a microbe can cause disease Virulence
Vancomycin‑resistant enterococcus VRE
Practices that alter how a task is performed to reduce blood‑borne pathogen exposure Work practice controls
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