Key Terms

Question 1

There are two levels of this
The practice of reducing or eliminating potential pathogens witch is bacteria, viruses, fungi,parasites

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Asepsis
1/ medical asepsis
2/ surgical asepsis

Question 2

Persons who are able to transfer a pathogen to others without getting an active infection themselves

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Carriers

Question 3

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

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Clostridium difficile

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Bacteria grows on or pacific region of the body and survives as part of that persons normal flora

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Colonize

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A disease caused by micro organisms disease causing organisms that spread easily also known as contagious disease

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Communicable disease

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The period when a person is infectious and can spread pathogens to others

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Communicable phase

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The procedure of being exposed to Michael organisms including pathogens

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Contamination

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A term used to describe a wide reigns of respiratory infections such as cold inFluzia like illness

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Febrile respiratory illness

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Any nonliving object that is capable of carrying infectious organisms and that may survive as a mode of trans mission

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Formite

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Microbes that live only on organs matter such as plants and animals

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Fungi 

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A highly contagious infection of the respiratory track by the causative Disease causing virus and airborne droplets

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Influenza 

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Guidelines for preventing the spread of pathogens including standard practice and transmission-based practice

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Isolation precautions

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Practice that reduces the number of pathogens and prevent the spread also known as clean techniques

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Medical asepsis

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Strain of bacteria that is very difficult to treat with common antibiotics

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Multidrug resistant organisms

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Micro that does not usually cause infection or disease and is not harmful to humans

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Non-pathogen

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The micro organisms primarily bacteria and yeast that are usually found on the surface of the skin mucous membranes and in the gastrointestestinal track

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normal flora

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Healthcare associated infection

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Nosocomial infection

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The environment in which microbes live and grow host

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Reservoir

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Guidelines to contain pathogens within certain area usually the clients room

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Transmission-based practice

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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

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Tuberculosis

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Type of multidrug resistant organisms made up of bacterium

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Vancomycin resistant enterococcus

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An organism that spreads infections wire transfer any packages from one house to another but it’s not the cause of infection

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Vector

Question 23

Three types of Microorganisms

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Pathogens virus bacteria fungi