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MEDICAL ASEPSIS

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AEROBE   Organism able to survive and grow only in the PRESENCE of oxygen  
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ANAEROBE   Organisim that survices and grows in the ABSENCE of oxygen  
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ASEPSIS   Practice of maintaining a pathogen-controlled enviroment to prevent the spread of illness and disease also known as STERILE TECHNIQUE  
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BACTERICIDAL   Capable of killing or destroying bacteria  
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Bloodborne Pathogens   Pathogens carried in the bloodstream  
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BSI-Body Substance Isolation   Procedures, equipment and supplies used to prevent the transimission of communicable disease by preventing direct contact with all body substances such as blood,body fulids,drainage from wounds, feces, urine, sputum, and saliva  
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Carrier   Person who has the capacity to transmit of disease and is usually unaware of infection  
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CDC - Center for Disease Control   Agency of the Public Health Operating Division of the US Department of Health and Human Services that studies and monitors disease and disease prevention and works to protect public health and safety  
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Cilla   Hairlike processes projecting from the epithelial cells  
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Contamination   Making a sterile field unclean or having pathogens placed in it  
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Dermis   Middle layer of the skin  
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Epidermis   outermost layer of the skin  
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Epithelial   Pertaining to the epithelium (cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body)  
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Follicle   Small hollow or cavity with secretory functions (eg hair follicl, ovarian follicle,gastric folloile, etc.)  
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Fomites   Nonliving objects that may transmit infectious material  
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Homeostasis   Interactions between body systemsthat maintains optimum body function  
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Immunity   Ability to resist disease  
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Incubation   Period of time between exposure to infection and the appearance of symptoms  
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Infection   Invasions of the body by a pathogenic microorganism  
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Integumentary   Pertaining to the skin, hair, and nails  
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Keratinocyte   Any skin cell that produces keratin, the hard protein material found in the skin, hair and nailes  
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Medical Asepsis   The practice of reducing the number of pathogens and the transmission of disease; AKA Clean Technique  
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Microorganism   Organism than can be viewed under a microscope, but not by the naked eye  
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Nonpathogen   Harmless organism that does not cause disease  
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nosocomial infection   Infection resulting from the hospitalization of a patient  
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PPE - Personal Protective Equipment   Protective clothing and equipment such as gloves,gowns,and masks that are one to prevent contamination by blood and others body fluids  
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Phagocytosis   The engulfing and destruction of microorganisms of foreign matter by phagocytic cells  
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Prodromal   Period between earliest symptoms and appearance of physical sign, such as fever or rash  
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Standard Precautions   Precautions that replace body substance isolation and universal precautions in institutional health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes;  
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Sterile   Free from pathogens and all microorganisms  
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Supcutaneous Tissue   Deepest layer of the skin  
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Transmission Based Precautions   Based on symptoms of diseases and transmissions method of the pathogen; such as contact, droplet, air, vector, or common vehicle  
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Universal Precautions   The CDC's orginal guidelines for preventing the transmission of AIDs and other blood-borne diseases  
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