Infection Control Part 2 Flashcards
The absence of disease or illness.
Health
It is the objective state of ill health, which may be verified by accepted canons of proof.
Disease
The subjective experience of loss of health – couched in terms of symptoms
Illness
An umbrella term used to refer to the experience of disease plus illness.
Ill-health
Organisms which can only be seen by a microscope.
Microorganisms
In order for the microorganisms to live, it needs what?
– Warm temperature
–moisture
– darkness
Microorganisms that live in an environment without oxygen
Anaerobic
Microorganisms which needs oxygen to live
Aerobic
A microorganism that does not cause disease.
Nonpathogenic
A microorganism which is disease-producing.
Pathogenic
Pathogenic Microorganisms
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Protozoa
- Fungi
It can be treated with antibiotics.
Bacteria
- smaller than bacteria
- cannot be treated with antibiotics
Viruses
larger than virus, grow within host cell
Protozoa
Low form of plant life, including mold & yeast
Fungi
True or False: Some microorganisms produce poisons that affect the body.
True: Toxins
How Microorganisms Spread?
- Direct Contact
- Non-direct Contact
- Airborne
- Oral Route
- Insects and Pests
It is transmitted directly from one person to another.
Direct Contact
It is transferred from one object to another.
Indirect Contact
Carried in the air
Airborne
Enters body through water, food dirty hands
Oral Route
Picked up on insects and pests and transferred
Insects and Pests
Signs and Symptoms
- Generalized
- Localized
It involves the entire body.
Generalized
It involves a single site.
Localized
Free from or keeping away disease-producing microorganisms.
Asepsis
To destroy the environment that allows pathogens to
live, breed, and spread
Medical Asepsis
Methods used to make the environment, worker, and
as germ free as possible
Aseptic Technique
Aseptic Techniques to prevent spread of disease
- Cross infection
- Reinfection
- Self-Innoculation
It is caused by infecting the patient with a new
microorganism from another patient or health
care worker
Cross Infection
Infection with the same microorganism that
caused the original illness.
Reinfection
Infection by the patient’s own organisms
Self-innoculation
An illness passing from the patient to the health
care worker or from worker to patient
Self-innoculation
Make free from all living organisms
Sterelize
Process of freeing from microorganisms by physical
or chemical means
Disinfection
Sterilizers which use steam underpressure to kill all
organisms
Autoclaves
Controlling the spread of infections
- Sterelize
- Disinfection
- Autoclaves
Isolation Precautions
- Isolation
- Protective Isolation
- Reverse Isolation
Condition of having limited contact with others
Isolation
guarding workers and visitors from danger
Protective Isolation
guarding the patient from danger
Reverse Isolation
Types of Isolation
- Respiratory Isolation
- Skin and wound Isolation
- Enteric Isolation
- Strict Isolation
- Blood and body fluids
protection from airborne droplets
Respiratory Isolation
Protection from open wounds, skin drainage
Skin and wound Isolation
Solid-body wastes
Enteric Isolation
Complete protection
Strict Isolation
