Infection Control
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| Infectious Disease | diseases spread from one person to another
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| Infection | condition that results when microorganisms cause injury to a host
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| Colonization | condition in which microorganisms are present, but the host does not manifest any signs or sypmtoms
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| Infection Control Precautions | physical measures designed to curtail the spread of infectious disease
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| Standard Precautions | measures for reducing the risk for microorganism transmission from bot recognized and unrecognized cources of infection
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| Incubation Period | infectious agent reproduces, no recognizablesymptoms, may exit host at this time
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| Prodromal Stage | Initial symptoms appear, may be vague and nonspecific, i.e. fever, mild headache, loss of energy
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| Acute Stage | Symptoms become severe and specific to tissue or organ that is affected
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| Convalescent Stage | Symptoms subside, host overcomes infectious agent
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| Resolution | Pathogen destroyed, Health improves or is restored
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| Transimission-based precautions | measures for controlling the spread of infection agents from clients known to be or suspected of being infected with highly transmissible important pathogens
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| Airborne Precautions | reduce the risk for transmitting airborne infacetious agents, keep door closed , client confined to room, wear mask such as N95 or Powered Air Purifier, i.e. TB, Measles
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| Droplet Precautions | measures that block pathogens within moist droplets larger than 5 microns, Standard Precautions, door open or closed, wear mask always within 3 feet of client, i.e. Influenza, Rubella, Streptococcal pneumonia, menengoccal meningitis
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| Contact Precautions | measures used to block the transmission of pathogens by direct or indirect contact, Follow standard precautions, gloves, gown if possible touching of contaminated objects, i.e infections that are drug-resistant, gas gangrene acute diarrhea, acute viral co
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| PPE | garments that block the transfer of pathogens from one person, place, or object to oneself or others
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| Double-bagging | infection control measure in which one bag of contaminated items, such as trash or laundry, is placed within another
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