(19) disease transmission

Question 1

acquired immunity

Answer 1

immunity that is developed during a persons lifetime

Question 2

acute infection

Answer 2

an infection of short duration that is often severe

Question 3

anaphylaxis

Answer 3

extreme hypersensitivity to a substance that can lead to shock and life-threatening respiratory collapse

Question 4

blood-borne disease

Answer 4

disease such as HBV, HCV, or HIV infection that is caused by microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood

Question 5

chain of infection

Answer 5

conditions that all must be present for infection to occur

Question 6

chronic infection

Answer 6

an infection of long duration

Question 7

communicable disease

Answer 7

conditions caused by an infection that can be spread from person to person or through contact with bodily fluids

Question 8

contaminated waste

Answer 8

items such as gloves and patients napkins that may contain infections body fluids of a patient

Question 9

direct contact

Answer 9

touching or contact with a patients blood or saliva

Question 10

droplet infection

Answer 10

an infection that occurs through mucosal surfaces of the eyes, nose, or mouth

Question 11

epidemiologic studies

Answer 11

studies of the patterns and causes of diseases

Question 12

hazardous waste

Answer 12

waste that poses a danger to humans or the environment

Question 13

immunity

Answer 13

ability of the body to resist disease

Question 14

infection control

Answer 14

policies and practices designed to prevent the spread of infectious agents

Question 15

infection prevention

Answer 15

ultimate goal of all infection control procedures and policies

Question 16

infectious disease

Answer 16

disease that is communicables

Question 17

infectious waste

Answer 17

waste that is capable of transmitting an infectious disease

Question 18

inherited immunitry

Answer 18

immunity that is present at birth

Question 19

latent infection

Answer 19

persistent infection with symptoms that come and go

Question 20

naturally aquired immunity

Answer 20

immunity that occurs when a person has contracted and is recovering from a disease

Question 21

occupational exposure

Answer 21

any reasonably anticipated skin, eye, or mucous membrane contact involving bloods or any potentially infectious materials

Question 22

OSHA blood-borne pathogens (BBP) standard

Answer 22

guidelines designed to protect employees against occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens

Question 23

pathogen

Answer 23

organism causing disease

Question 24

percutaneous

Answer 24

through the skin, needle stick, cut, human bite

Question 25

permucosal

Answer 25

contact with mucous membranes such as eyes or mouth

Question 26

personal protective equiment (PPE)

Answer 26

items such as protective clothing, masks, gloves, and eyewear protecting employees

Question 27

sharps

Answer 27

pointed or cutting instruments

Question 28

standard precautions

Answer 28

standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other bodily fluid

Question 29

universal precautions

Answer 29

guidelines based on treating all human blood and body fluids (including saliva) as potentially infectios

Question 30

virulence

Answer 30

strength of pathogens ability to cause disease