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Antibiotic
Drug kills certain microbes that cause infrction
Antisepsis
The procress or procedure and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent then from causing an infection
Asepsis
The absence of disease
Carrier
Human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes
Clean technique
Practices used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from 1 person to another person
Contamination
Process of becoming unclean
Cross contamination
Passing microbes from 1 person to another by contaminated hands equipment or supplies
Disinfectant
Liquid chemical that can kill many or all pathogens except sporesq
Disinfection
The process of killing pathogens
Healthcare associated infections
An infection that is cause in any setting where health care is given
Immunity
Protection from a certain disease
Infection
A disease state resulting from an invasion and growth of microbes in the body
Infection control
Practices that prevent the spread of infection
Medical asepsis
To prevent their spread from 1 person to another person or place(clean techniques)
Microbe
Living thing seen only with a microscope
Microorganisms
Living thing that seen only with a microscope
Non pathogen
A microbe that isnt usually harmful
Normal flora
Live and grow in certain areas
Pathogen
Is a harmful microbe can cause an infection
Spore
Bacterium proceed by a hard shell
Sterile
Absence of all microbes
Sterile field
A work area free of all non pathogen and pathogens including spores
Sterile technique
The practice used to remove all microbes
Sterilization
Process of destroying all microbes
