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Microbiology and Infection Prevention

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microbiology   the study of micro organisms  
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contamination   the state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious organisms  
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micron   a unit of measure equal to 1/1000 of a millimeter  
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protoplasm   a thick mucous like substance that is colorless and translucent that forms the biochemical basis of life found within the cell nucleus  
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nucleus   the functional center of a cell that governs activity and heredity  
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phagocytosis   the process by which some cells can ingest bacteria or foreign objects  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid. the protein found in the chromosomes of a cell nucleus which is the basis of heredity  
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spore   micro organism capable of forming a thick wall around itself to survive adverse conditions  
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chlorophyll   a molecule in plants that absorbs sunlight and converts it to energy  
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aerobic   capable of growing in the presence of oxygen, requiring oxygen  
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anaerobic   capable of growing in the absence of oxygen, not requiring oxygen  
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psychrophiles   cold loving bacteria which thrive at temps of 59°–68° f  
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mesophiles   bacteria that grow best at moderate temperatures 68°–113° f,are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body temperature  
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thermophiles   bacteria which grow best at 122°–158° f  
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vegetative   vegetative stage state of active growth of micro organisms  
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angstrom   a unit of measure of light  
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binary fission   The typical method of bacterial reproduction in which one cell divides into two  
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MRSA   methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus  
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VRE   vancomycin resistant enterococcus  
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viruses   minute infectious agent that only grows in living tissues or cells  
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host   an animal plant or human that supports the growth of micro organisms  
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protozoan   a one celled animal like micro organism of the sub–kingdom protazoa  
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amoeboid movement   the crawling movement of cells  
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causative agent   the micro organism that causes an infectious disease  
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reservoir of agent   the place where an infectious agent can survive  
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carriers   an individual who harbors and disseminates pathogens without having symptoms  
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portal of exit   the path by which an infectious agent leaves the reservoir  
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mode of transmission   the method of transfer of an infectious agent from reservoir to a susceptible host  
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portal of entry   the path used by an infectious agent to enter susceptible host  
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susceptible host   a person or animal that lacks the ability to resist infection  
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infection   invasion of human body tissue by micro organisms  
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hand hygiene   the act of washing ones hands with soap and water or an alcohol scrub  
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PPE   personal protective equipment  
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standard precautions   using appropriate barriers to prevent transmission of infectious organisms. assumes every patient blood and body fluids is infectious  
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fomite   an inanimate object that can transmit micro organisms  
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asepsis   the absence of micro organisms that cause disease  
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aseptic technique   activity or procedure that prevents infection or breaks the chain of infection  
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medical asepsis   procedures performed to reduce the number of micro organisms to minimize their spread  
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surgical asepsis   procedures performed to reduce the number of all micro organisms and / or to prevent the introduction of micro organism into an area  
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Gram–stain and Ziehl–Neilson stain   The two most common processes designed to classify bacteria by color changes.  
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