Module 3: Infection Control Flashcards
A chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
AIDS
Pathogens transmitted through the air.
Airborne precautions
A drug used to treat a microbial infection.
Anti-microbial
A condition in which no living disease-causing microorganisms are present.
Asepsis
A single cell microorganism that causes disease.
Bacteria
Any biological or chemical substance that is dangerous to humans, animals, or the environment.
Biohazard/biohazardous
Microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood and can cause disease.
Bloodborne pathogen
A disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues.
Cancer
Organization that collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools to protect their health through prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
The process of how an infection spreads based on six six links.
Chain of Infection
The removal of foreign material from objects or people.
Clean
A bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon).
Clostridium difficile (c-diff)
Illnesses that spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person, or from a surface or a food.
Communicable
Measures intended to prevent transmission of infectious agents, which are spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient’s environment.
Contact Precautions
The introduction of pathogens or infectious material into or on normally clean or sterile objects, spaces, or surfaces.
Contamination
