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Reactions to stress that occurs during a stressful situation.

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Acute Stress Reactions

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The spread of an organism via droplets or dust.

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Airborne Transmission

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Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Bloodborne Pathogens

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The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States. It is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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CDC

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A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.

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Communicable disease

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The use of objects to limit a person’s visibility of you.

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Concealment

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The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient’s body; also, the presence of foreign bodies such as dirt, gravel, or metal.

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Contamination

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The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.

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Cover

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A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.

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Critical Incident Stress Management

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Prolonged or excessive stress

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Cumulative Stress Reactions

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Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation

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Delayed Stress Reactions

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The indiviual in the department who is charges with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues.

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Designated Officer

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Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.

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Direct Contact

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A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body fluids, tissues of airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may occur.

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Exposure

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The contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause disease.

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Foodborne Transmission

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The body’s response to stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, an then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral inection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function.

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Hepatitis

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The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent.

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Host

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Cause by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which damages the cells in the body’s immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.

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HIV

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The body’s ability to protect itself from aquiring a disease.

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Immunity

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Exposure or transmision of disease from one persona to another by contact with a contaminated object.

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Indirect Contact

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the abnormal invaion of a host or host tissues by organizsm such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or symptoms of disease.

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Infection

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Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel.

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Infection Control

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A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.

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Infectious Disease

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The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.

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OSHA

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A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.

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Pathogen

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A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. Often the results of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident and may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or threat of physical harm.

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PTSD

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Objective finding that can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, or measured.

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Sign

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Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease.

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Standard Precautions

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The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne, by vehicle, or by vectors.

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Transmission

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The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another.

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Vector-borne transmission

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