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Medical Asepsis & the OSHA Standard- Mrs. Marshall

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show AEROBE  
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A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen.   show
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show ANTISEPTIC  
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show ASEPSIS  
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show CILIA  
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show CONTAMINATE  
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show DECONTAMINATION  
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show HAND HYGIENE  
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show INFECTION  
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Practices that are employed to reduce the number & hinder the transmission of pathogens.   show
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show MICROORGANISM (MO)  
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show NONINTACT SKIN  
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show NONPATHOGEN  
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An infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment.   show
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show OPTIMUM GROWTH TEMPERATURE  
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Taken into the body through the piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts & abrasions.   show
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show PATHOGEN  
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Relating to the period shortly before & after birth.   show
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The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic.   show
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show POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP)  
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show REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE (RMW)  
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The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen & serves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others.   show
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Harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside on the skin & usually do not cause disease; also known as normal flora.   show
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show SUSCEPTIBLE  
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Microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers & are picked up in the course of daily activities. They are often pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands.   show
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