CHPT. 16 Vocab

Question 1

antibiotic

Answer 1

a drug that kills certain microbes that cause infection

Question 2

antisepsis

Answer 2

the processes, procedures and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection anti means against and sepsis means infection

Question 3

asepsis

Answer 3

the absence of disease-producing microbes, sepsis means infection

Question 4

carrier

Answer 4

a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection

Question 5

contamination

Answer 5

the process of becoming unclean

Question 6

cross-contamination

Answer 6

passing microbes from 1 person to another by contaminated hands, equipment or supplies

Question 7

disinfectant

Answer 7

a liquid chemical that can kill many or all pathogens except spores

Question 8

disinfection

Answer 8

the process of killing pathogens

Question 9

healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

Answer 9

an infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where healthcare is given the infection is related to receiving healthcare

Question 10

immunity

Answer 10

protection against a certain disease

Question 11

infection

Answer 11

a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body

Question 12

infection control

Answer 12

practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection

Question 13

medical asepsis

Answer 13

practices used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from 1 person or place to another person or place

Question 14

microorganism

Answer 14

a small living thing seen only with a microscope

Question 15

non-pathogen

Answer 15

a microbe that does not usually cause an infection

Question 16

ormal flora

Answer 16

microbes that live and grow in a certain area

Question 17

pathogen

Answer 17

a microbe taht is harmful and can cause an infection

Question 18

spore

Answer 18

a bacterium protected by a hard shell

Question 19

sterile

Answer 19

the absence of all microbes

Question 20

sterile field

Answer 20

a work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens (including spores)

Question 21

sterilization

Answer 21

the process of destroying all microbes

Question 22

surgical asepsis

Answer 22

the practices used to remove all microbes sterile technique

Question 23

vaccination

Answer 23

giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infectious disease

Question 24

vaccine

Answer 24

a preparation containing dead or weakened microbes.

Question 25

Vector

Answer 25

a carrier (animal, insect) that transmits disease

Question 26

vehicle

Answer 26

any substance that transmits microbes