Key Terms Flashcards
There are two levels of this
The practice of reducing or eliminating potential pathogens witch is bacteria, viruses, fungi,parasites
Asepsis
1/ medical asepsis
2/ surgical asepsis
Persons who are able to transfer a pathogen to others without getting an active infection themselves
Carriers
Bacterium that causes diarrhoea and colitis it’s the most common cause of Infections diarrhoea and hospitalized people in the industrialized world and one of the common Infections and hospitals in long-term care facilities
Clostridium difficile
Bacteria grows on or pacific region of the body and survives as part of that persons normal flora
Colonize
A disease caused by micro organisms disease causing organisms that spread easily also known as contagious disease
Communicable disease
The period when a person is infectious and can spread pathogens to others
Communicable phase
The procedure of being exposed to Michael organisms including pathogens
Contamination
A term used to describe a wide reigns of respiratory infections such as cold inFluzia like illness
Febrile respiratory illness
Any nonliving object that is capable of carrying infectious organisms and that may survive as a mode of trans mission
Formite
Microbes that live only on organs matter such as plants and animals
Fungi 
A highly contagious infection of the respiratory track by the causative Disease causing virus and airborne droplets
Influenza 
Guidelines for preventing the spread of pathogens including standard practice and transmission-based practice
Isolation precautions
Practice that reduces the number of pathogens and prevent the spread also known as clean techniques
Medical asepsis
Strain of bacteria that is very difficult to treat with common antibiotics
Multidrug resistant organisms
Micro that does not usually cause infection or disease and is not harmful to humans
Non-pathogen
The micro organisms primarily bacteria and yeast that are usually found on the surface of the skin mucous membranes and in the gastrointestestinal track
normal flora
Healthcare associated infection
Nosocomial infection
The environment in which microbes live and grow host
Reservoir
Guidelines to contain pathogens within certain area usually the clients room
Transmission-based practice
A present bacterial infection gently transmitted by the inhalation or ingestion Of infected droplets and usually affects the lungs although infections of multiple organ systems a cure
Tuberculosis
Type of multidrug resistant organisms made up of bacterium
Vancomycin resistant enterococcus
An organism that spreads infections wire transfer any packages from one house to another but it’s not the cause of infection
Vector
Three types of Microorganisms
Pathogens virus bacteria fungi
