HIV, Hepatitis, C. Diff Flashcards
Influenza precautions?
Droplet
MRSA precautions?
Contact
Tuberculosis precautions?
Airborne
C. Diff precautions?
Contact
Measles precautions?
Airborne
Pnuemonia precautions?
Droplet
What is the difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis?
Medical asepsis decreases the number and spread of pathogens.
Surgical asepsis completely eliminates pathogens.
Microorganisms that live in or on the body without causing disease are called?
Normal flora
Three things bacteria can be classified by are?
Staining, oxygen requirements, shape
Acid-fast is a classification given to ________.
Bacteria
Yeasts are one type of ______.
Fungus
Bacterial forms that are resistant to destruction and can remain viable for many years are called _________.
Endospores
Tuberculosis, strep throat, and necrotizing fasciitis are diseases caused by _________.
Bacteria
Define reservoir of infection
The place where the pathogen resides
Define nosocomial infection
Infection that is aquired from a hospital
Define formite
An object that has been contaminated with a pathogen
Particles of evaporated droplets containing microorganisms that are 5μm or smaller are called ______ _______.
Droplet nuclei
The immunity passed from mother to child via breast milk is classified as _______ ________.
Passive immunity
HAI was formerly known as ________ _______.
Nosocomial Infection
The most complete source of info on diseases in the USA is the ___.
CDC
A gastrointestinal HAI that causes diarrhea and is caused by a gram-positive spore-forming bacillus is ______ ________.
Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff)
Mucocutaneous candida, disseminated herpes, cytomegalovirus, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia are all examples of __________.
opportunistic infections associated with AIDS
What is the risk of contracting HIV from a needle stick?
~0.3% (Less than 1%)
HBV can be prevented with a _______.
Vaccine
