Key Terms (Quiz 2) Flashcards
Aerobic (Module B)
Requires oxygen to survive
Anaerobic (Module B)
Does not need oxygen to survive
Airborne Precautions (Module B)
Transmission based precautions that prevents spread of harmful germs that travel in the air at a distance, using Standard Precautions, plus a respirator, depending on specific disease
Aseptic (Module B)
Clean
Bloodborne pathogens (Module B)
Harmful germs found in human blood and can cause infection and disease
Carriers (Module B)
People who carry germs in or on their body
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Module B)
Agency of the federal government that is in charge of the control and prevention of disease, in our country
Chain of Infection (Module B)
Way to explain how infection is passed around from one host to another
Contact Precautions (Module B)
Transmission based precautions that prevents spread of harmful germs by direct contact, using Standard Precautions, plus gown and gloves
Direct Contact (Module B)
Mutual touching of two things, people, or organisms which may cause the spread of harmful germs
Droplet Precautions (Module B)
Transmission based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs that travel by droplets in the air, using Standard Precautions, plus masks and gloves
Droplets (Module B)
Particles of liquid that are sprayed from the nose or mouth when a person sneezes, coughs, sings, talks, or laughs
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) (Module B)
Infection that a resident gets while staying or living in a healthcare setting
Hepatitis B (Module B)
Disease of the liver caused by a virus
Indirect Contact (Module B)
Harmful germs spread by an object that has touched body fluids from infected person
Infectious Agent (Module B)
Harmful germ that causes an infection
Localized infection (Module B)
Infection found in one part of the body with symptoms noted at that one part of the body