IODA 101 -Def Words #18-19

Question 1

Aerobes

Answer 1

Bacteria that requires oxygen to grow

Question 2

Bacilli

Answer 2

Rod shaped bacteria that cause TB & other diseases

Question 3

Chancre

Answer 3

A painless ulcerating sore

Question 4

Endospore

Answer 4

A resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions

Question 5

Fungi

Answer 5

Plants such as mushrooms, yeasts & mold that lack chlorophyll

Question 6

Gram Negative

Answer 6

Class of bacteria that don’t hold a dye stain under a microscope

Question 7

Gram’s Stain

Answer 7

4 step staining process developed by Hans Christian Gram & used to separate bacteria into groups

Question 8

Herpes Virus

Answer 8

Virus that causes infections in humans such as HSV I & II, chickenpox, shingles, measles

Question 9

Latent

Answer 9

Dormant

Question 10

Non Pathogenic

Answer 10

Pertaining to microorganisms that don’t produce disease

Question 11

Pandemic

Answer 11

A condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world

Question 12

Petri Plate

Answer 12

A small, flat dish that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms

Question 13

Virulent

Answer 13

Capable of causing serious disease

Question 14

Acquired Immunity

Answer 14

Immunity developed during a person’s lifetime

Question 15

Anaphylaxis

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Extreme hypersensitivity to a substance, leads to shock & life-threatening respiratory collapse

Question 16

Chain of Infection

Answer 16

Conditions that all must be present for infection to occur

Question 17

Communicable Disease

Answer 17

Conditions caused by infection that’s spread person to person or contact with body fluids

Question 18

Direct Contact

Answer 18

Touching/contact with a patient’s blood or saliva

Question 19

Hazardous Waste

Answer 19

Waste that poses danger to humans or the environment

Question 20

Immunity

Answer 20

Ability of the body to resist disease

Question 21

Infectious Waste

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Waste that is capable of transmitting an infectious disease

Question 22

Latent Infection

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Persistent infection with recurrent symptoms that “come & go”

Question 23

Pathogen

Answer 23

Disease-causing organisms

Question 24

Sharps

Answer 24

Pointed or cutting instruments

Question 25

Universal Precautions

Answer 25

Guidelines based on treating all human blood & body fluids as potentially infectious