Infection Control Flashcards
Acquired immunity
Immunity that is developed during a persons life time
Acute infection
An infection of short duration that is often severe
Anaphylaxis
Extreme hypersensitivity to a substance that can lead to shock and life threatening respiratory collapse
Blood borne diseases
Such as HBV, HCV, or HIV infection that is caused by microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood
Blood born pathogens
Disease causing organisms transferred through contact with blood or other body fluids
Chain of infection
Condition that all must be present for infection to occur
Chronic infection
An infection of long duration
Communicable disease
Condition caused by an infection that can be spread from person to person or through contact with body fluids
Contaminated waste
Items such as gloves and patient napkins that may contain potentially infectious body fluids of patients
Direct contact
Touching or contact with a patients blood or saliva
Droplet infection
An infection that occurs through the mucosal surface of the eyes, nose or mouth
Hazardous waste
Waste that poses a danger to humans or to the environment
Immunity
Ability of the body to resist disease
Indirect contact
Touching or contact with a contaminated surface or instrument
Infectious disease
Disease that is communicable
Infectious waste
Waste that is capable of transmitting an infectious disease
Inherited immunity
Immunity that is present at birth
Latent infection
Persistent infection with recurrent symptoms
Naturally acquired immunity
Immunity that occurs when a person had contracted and is recovering from a disease
Occupational exposure
Any reasonable anticipated skin, eye , or mucous membrane contact or percutaneous injury involving blood or any other potentially infectious materials
OSHA BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS
(BBP )stands for guidelines designed to protect employees against occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
Standard precautions
Standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body fluid via excretion or secretion: expands upon the concept of Universal precautions
Universal precautions
Guidelines based on treating all human blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
Virulence
Strength of a pathogens ability to cause disease ( pathogenicity)
