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Infection Prevention & Control Flashcards

1
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invasion of the body tissue by microorganisms and their proliferation there

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Infection

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Absence of disease-producing bacteria; free from infection

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Asepsis

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3
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Practice designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogen

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Medical Asepsis

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4
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practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganism

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Surgical Asepsis

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5
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Transport of an infection or the products of infection throughout the body or blood

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Septicemia

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6
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presence of infection

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Sepsis

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a person or animal, who is without signs of illness but who harbors pathogens within his body that can be transferred to another

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Carrier

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8
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a person or animal known to have been exposed to a disease

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contact

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9
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natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms

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reservoir

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10
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microorganism picked up by the skin as a result of normal activities that can be removed readily

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transient flora or bacteria

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microorganism that normally live on a person’s skin

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resident flora or bacteria

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12
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process by which all microorganisms including their spores are destroyed

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sterilization

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13
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a substance, usually intended for use on inanimate objects, that destroy pathogens but generally not the spores

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disinfectant

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14
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a substance, usually intended for use on persons that inhibit the growth of pathogens but not necessarily destroy them

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antiseptic

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15
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a chemical that kills microorganisms

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bactericidal

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16
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an agent that prevents bacterial multiplication but does not kill all forms of organisms

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bacteriostatic

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17
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process by which something is rendered unclean or unsterile

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contamination

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18
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process by which pathogens but not their spores are destroyed, from inanimate objects

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disinfection

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19
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result of the infectious agent can be transmitted to an individual by direct or indirect contact through a vector or vehicle or an airborne infection

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communicable disease

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20
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result from the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in a host

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infectious disease

21
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a disease producing microorganism

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pathogen

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the ability to produce a disease

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pathogenicity

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vigor with which the organism can grow and multiply

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virulence

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organism’s reaction to a specific host

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specificity

25
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causes disease only in susceptibility individual

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opportunistic pathogen

26
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hospital-acquired infection

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nosocomial infection

27
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separation of persons with communicable diseases from other persons so that either direct/indirect transmission susceptible person is prevented

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isolation

28
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practices designed to prevent the transfer of specific microorganisms

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isolation techniques

29
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study of causes

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etiology

30
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limited to patients contracting the disease in the health care setting

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nosocomial

31
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HAIs can be transmitted through

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contaminated hands of healthcare providers
contaminated instruments
invasive procedures
inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics

32
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microorganisms that may cause disease in man and transmitted from one person to another

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infectious agent

33
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single-celled organisms without a nucleus

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bacteria

34
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thread-like particles that reproduce by taking over living cells

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viruses

35
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simple organisms including yeasts that grow as single cells or molds

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fungi

36
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single-celled organisms with a distinct nucleus

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protozoa

37
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misfolded proteins

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prions

38
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ability to invade and multiply in body tissues

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infectivity

39
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tendency to produce harm or disease

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pathogenicity

40
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capacity to cause serious disease, including death

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virulence

41
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ability to elicit an inflammatory or immune response

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immunogenicity

42
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an infection, often obtained through an open contaminated wounds that affects the nerves

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tetanus

43
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an upper respiratory tract infection caused by bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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diphtheria

44
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an upper respiratory tract infection characterized by inspiratory “whoop” sounds followed by exhausting bouts of coughing

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pertussis

45
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viral illnes marked by fever and typical rashes

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varicella (chickenpox)

46
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highly infectious viral illness presenting with fever

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Rubeola (measles)

47
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viral illness marked by low grade fever, swollen lymph nodes and short-lived discrete

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rubella (german measles)

48
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infection & swelling of the parotid glands

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Viral parotitis (mumps)

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