Infection Control

Question 1

Antibacterial

Answer 1

Directed or effective against bacteria

Question 2

Antiseptic

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Preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms

Question 3

Asepsis

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The condition of being aseptic

Question 4

Aseptic technique

Answer 4

Preventing infection

Question 5

Bacteria

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Any of a domain of prokaryotic round, spiral, or rod shaped single celled microorganisms that may lack cell walls or are gram postive or gram negative, typically live in soil, water, organic matter, or the bodies of plants and animals

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Blood-Born Pathogen

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Pathogenic micro organisms that are present in human blood and capable of causing disease in humans

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Contagious Disease

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(communicable disease) an infectious disease communicalbe by contact wiht one who has it, with a bodily discharge of such a patient, or with an object touched by the patient

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Contaminated

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The presence or reasonably expected presence of blood or other potentially infectious material on an item or surface

Question 9

Direct Contact

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Unitoin or junction of body surfaces

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Disinfectant

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To free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms

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Disinfection

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To free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms

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Fungi

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Any of the kingdom fungi of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic typically filamentous organisms formerly classifed as plants that lack chlorophyll and includes molds, rust, midews, smut, mushrooms and yeasts

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Health Care Assoicated Infection

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Also known as nosocomial infection; acquired or occuring in a hospital

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Infection

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An infective agent or material contaminated with an infective agent

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Isolation

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Separation for the period of communicalbility of infected people or animals from others, so as to prevent or limit the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent from those who are infected to those who are susceptible

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Microorgamism

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An organism of microsopic or ultramicroscopic size

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Pathogen

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A disease producing microorganism

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Standary precautions

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A group of infection prevention practice that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confimred idagoniss or presumed infectious status

Question 19

What term describes a sequence of circumstances where all events must occur to develop and infection?

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Chain of infection

Question 20

What are the links of the chain of infection?

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Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host

Question 21

What are the infectious agents in the chain of infection?

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Bacteria
Viruses
Portozoa
Fungi
Helminthes

Question 22

What term describes an infectious agent that has DNA or RNA encased in aprotein coating?

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Viruses (cannot reporduce outside of a living host cell)

Question 23

What link in the chain of infection is the place where the pathogen grows?

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Reservoir

Question 24

What link of the chain infection is the route for the pathogen leaves it’s host?

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Protal of exit (Blood, skin, mucous membranes, respiratory tract, GU and GI tract)

Question 25

What link of the chain of infection is the manner in which an infectious agent moves from one source to another?

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Mode of Transmission

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What are the modes of transmission?

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Touch, airborne, droplets, medical instruments, mosquitoes, vermin)

Question 27

What is the most effecitve barrier to infection?

Answer 27

Intact skin

Question 28

What is the single most effective method of preventing the spread of disease causing microorganisms?

Answer 28

Hand washing