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Reverse Definitions-Infection Control

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Term
Definition
Autoclave   show
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show a pathogen or any other substance that induces an antibody response  
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show a protein specific to a certain antigen that weakens or destroys pathogens  
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show a hospital-related infection-one that is not present or incubating when the person is admitted  
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show infection that has spread to more than one region of the body  
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show any instrument with a sharp edge or point  
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show applied to the skin or affected area  
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show bacteria that does not require oxygen to grow  
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aerobic   show
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show causing abnormalities in the fetus aka rubella  
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show a cleansing agent applied to living tissue to destroy infection  
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show one in which the symptoms disappear and recur, while the disease causing agent remains in the body  
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nonpathogenic   show
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show a substance that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life in an inanimate evironment  
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show chemical substance that destroys specific species of infections microorganisms. It is not usually effective against bacterial spores  
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show a disease process that results from entry and spread of a microorganism  
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contagious/communicable   show
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immunity   show
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show an infection in which signs and symptoms are present  
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otitis media   show
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acute infection   show
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quarantine   show
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show killing microorganisms  
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show an infection that is confined to a specific region of the body  
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sanitization   show
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sterile   show
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pathogen   show
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show a more thorough removal of contaminants than sterilization, the second level of medical hygiene  
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show infection that does not ordinarily cause disease but does so under certain circumstances or takes advantage of an opportunity  
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show an organism so small it can only bee seen under a microscope  
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remission   show
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show a period in which a chronic infection shows symptoms  
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show an infection the persists over a long period of time, perhaps life  
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sanitizer   show
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bacteriostatic   show
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show the re-emergence of an initial infection after it appears it has been cured  
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reoccurrence   show
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immuglobulin   show
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show a state in which pathogens are absent or reduced- two types of asepsis; medical and surgical  
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sterilization   show
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show the power of a microbe to produce a disease in a particular host.  
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contamination   show
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post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)   show
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asymptomatic   show
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