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Infection Control Flashcards

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Microorganism(microb)

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Small living bodies that are not visible to the naked eye

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Pathogens

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Cause of infection and disease

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Bacteria

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One-called microorganism stat are classified by shape

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Spores

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Thick-walled cells created by bacteria to aid in reproduction and to make the bacteria resistant to harsh environments

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Protozoa

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Simplest organism in animal kingdom. Single celled microorganism but often exist in colonies

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Fungi

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Plant like microorganism stat can be found in the air, in soil, on plants,or in water.

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Viruses

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Smallest type of microorganism. Smaller than single cell made up of a few molecules

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Endogenous infection

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One that beings inside the body, such as a tumor

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Exogenous infection

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Caused by something outside the body, such as radiation or chemical solution

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Nosocomial infection

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Acquired by an individual within a health care facility

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Infection control

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Set of practices or procedures that will help to prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility

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Opportunistic Infections

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Occurs when body’s defense system is weak

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Infectious Disease

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Results from an invasion of microorganisms

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Communicable Disease

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Type of infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to another

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Chain of Reaction

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A set of conditions that must be met in order for a disease to be passed from one person to another

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Reservoir

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A place a causative agent to live and grow

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Portal of exit

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A way for agent to get out.

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Mode of transmission

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the means by which a pathogen is passed from one person to another

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Portal of Entry

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Place which pathogen will enter new reservoir

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Susceptible Host

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If new reservoir has weak defenses, it will contract the disease or infection

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Airborne Transmission

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Through droplets in a sneeze or cough

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Bloodborne Transmission

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Through blood or body fluids

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Vectorborne Transmission

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Through an outside source, such as mosquitoes and ticks

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Sexual Transmission

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Through sexual contact with an infected person

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Foodborne Transmission

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Through infected or contaminated foods

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Casual Contact

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By close body-to-body contact or sharing a person item, like a hairbrush or comb

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Asepsis

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A condition that is free from pathogens

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Medical Asepsis

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maintaining a clean enviroment in order to reduce the number of pathogens

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Surgical Asepsis

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Maintaining a sterile field

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Sterile Field

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Enviroment free from all microorganisms/spores

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Sterilization

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Highest level of asepsis (dry heat, gas, chemical solutions, pressurized steam)

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Fomites

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Any inanimate object that can harbor and transmit infectious agents

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Disinfection

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Middle level of asepsis

Destroys most pathogens

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Cleaning/Sanitation

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Lowest level of asepsis

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Hand Asepsis

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Washing hands

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AIDS

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A disease that surpresses the immune system so that it’s unable to fight off infection an disease. Eventually leads to death

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African Sleeping Sickness

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Transmitted to humans by the bite of a tsetse fly

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Airborne Precautions

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Used in patients with diseases that are spread through tiny airborne droplets

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Athlete’s Foot

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Condition caused by the tinea pedis fungi specifically between toes and around toenails

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Biohazardous

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Materials contaminated with blood or bodily fluid and may cause infection or disease

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CPR

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A procedure in which chest compressions and rescue breaths are used to revive the heart and lungs

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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A federal agency that prevents and controls disease

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Chicken Pox

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A child hood infection that causes blisters to appear all over the body.

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Cholera

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An intestinal infection caused by the vibrio cholerae bacteria

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Common Cold

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Mild infection that causes nasal inflammation

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Contact Precautions

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Used for patients with disease that are spread with direct and indirect contact

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Direct Contact

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Physical contact with an infected person or their bodily fluids

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Dressing

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Covering, such as gauze, that is placed over a wound or injury

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Droplet Precautions

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Used for patients with diseases that are spread through large airborne droplets

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Dysentery

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An illness caused by protozoa that affects the intestine and liver

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Food Poisoning

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A sickness that results from eating food that is infected with bacteria

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HIV

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Virus caused by AIDS

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Hepatitis B

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Disease that causes liver damage and may cause death. Caused by virus HBV

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Hepatitis C

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A disease that causes liver damage may cause death. Caused by virus HCV

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Herpes

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A disease that causes blisters to appear on hands, face, or genitals

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Indirect Contact

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Touching an item that has been contaminated by an infected person. Includes inhaling after sneeze, touching used tissues, handling soiled ben linens.

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Influenza

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A respiratory infection caused by the influenze virus types A, B, and C.

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Isolation

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Used to prevent spread of communicable diseases to health care workers and patients.Usually involves placing a patient in a private room.

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Lyme Disease

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Transmitted to humans by ticks

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MRSA

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A type of bacteria that is resistant to most antibiotics. Highly contagious, multiplies rapidly and can create many different types of infection

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Malaria

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Serious illness caused by plasmodium protozoa. Often transmitted by mosquitoes

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Material Safety Data Sheet

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Contain information about the proper use of chemicals. They also contain a list of safety precautions related to the chemicals.

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Measles

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Respiratory infection caused by a virus

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Nonpathogen

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Microorganisms that are not harmful

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Personal Protective Equipment

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Must be worn to protect health care workers from contact with hazardous materials. Includes gloves, masks, eyewear, and gowns

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Pink Eye

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Caused by several types of bacteria. Infection causes the eye to be inflamed and to produce a mucous pus

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Pneumonia

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Lung infection caused by the streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. Causes blockages in pulmonary airways

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Ringworm

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Condition caused by tinea capitis fungi. Itchy, red areas; usually on the head

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Standard Precautions

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Infection control practices that must be used by health care workers for all patients, regardless of their sickness

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Steriliazing

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Type of surgical asepsis that kills all microorganism

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Strep Throat

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Illness caused by streptococcus bacteria. Symptoms include fever, swollen glands, tenderness, and pus spots

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Syphilis

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An STD

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Tetanus

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A serious infectious disease that results from toxins of the bacillus tetani

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Thrush

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A type of yeast infection

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Toxin

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Poisons that may cause disease or infection. They may be produced by microorganisms

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Transmission-Based Precautions

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Used only with patients who have been diagnosed with highly communicable diseasesVRE

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Tuberculosis

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A chronic infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Severe cough, fatigue, and difficulty breathing

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VRE

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A type of bacteria that’s resistant to most anitbiotics

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Whooping Cough

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Caused by bordetella pertussis bacteria. Symptoms resemble common cold. Gradually conditions get worse.

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Yeast Infection

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Caused by candida albicans fungi. White discharge, peelings, bleeding.

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