EOPA Infection Control Flashcards
What are the types of microorganisms?
Bacteria, viruses, and fungi
Who are more susceptible to infections?
People who have compromised immune systems
What are bacteria?
small, one-celled microorganisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye; can be pathogenic
What are bacterial infections treated with?
Antibiotics
What do viruses depend on?
Living cells
Can viruses reproduce on their own? and can does antiobiotics kill viruses
No
What are types of diseases fungi can cause
athletes foot and certain lung diseases
What can cause amebic dysentery, trichomoniasis and malaria
protozoa
What are parasites that can cause diseases like rocky mountain spotted fever or typhus
Rickettsiae
What is the chain of infection?
it illustrates the sequence of events that allows infection to invade the body
What does modes of transmission include
direct, indirect contact and vectors
What is the sequence of events of chain of infection
reservoir or host, portal of exit, mode of transmssion, portal of entry, susceptible host
What are hospital acquired infections called
nosocomial infections
What are the three levels of cleaning
sanitization, disinfection, sterilization
What are the types of transmission
airborne, droplet, contact
