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microorganism that needs oxygen to live & grow   Areobe  
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microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen   anaerobe  
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an agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms   antiseptic  
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free from infection or pathogens; the actions practices to make & maintain an area or object free from infection or pathogens   asepsis  
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slender hairlike projection that constantly beat toward the outsideto remove micoorganisms from the body   cilia  
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to soil or to make impure. an aseptic object becomes "this" when it touches something that is not clean   contaminate  
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The use of phycical or chemical means to remove inactivte or destroy pathogens on a surface or items to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infections particales   Decontamination  
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The condition in which the body or part of it is invaded by a pathogen   infection  
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process of cleansing or sanitizing the hands   hand hygiene  
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practices that are employed to reduce the number & hinder the transmitssion or pathogens   medical asepsis  
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microscopic plant or animal   microorganism  
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skin that has a break in the surface. It includes, but is not limited to abrasions cuts hangnails paper cuts   nonintact skin  
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microorganism that does not normally produce diseases   nonpathogen  
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infection that results from a defective immune system that can not defend the body from pathogens normally found in the enviroment   opportunistic infection  
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the temperature at which an organism grows best   optimum growth temperature  
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taken into the body throught the piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites cuts and abrasions   parenteral  
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a disease-producing microorganism   pathogen  
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relating to the period shortly before and after birth   perinatal  
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treatment administered to an individual after exposure to and infectious disease to prevent the disease   postexposure prophylaxis (pep)  
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medical waste that poses a threat to health & safety   regulated medical waste (rmw)  
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organism that becomes infected by a pathogen and seves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others   reservior host  
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harmless nonpathogeic microorganisms that normally reside on skin and ushually do not cause disease, also known as normal flora   resident flora  
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easily affected; lacking resistance   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 easliy from the skin by sanitizing the hands   transient flora  
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