Surgical Technology Unit 3 Flashcards
Aerobe
requires oxygen to live
Anaerobe
lives without oxygen
Antibody
protein that developed by the body in response to presence of antigen which gain access to the body
Antigen
bacteria, bacterial toxins or foreign blood cells which induce the formation of antibodies
Asepsis
absence of pathogens
Aseptic technique
the procedures which render and maintain an object or area completely free form pathogens
Bactericide
kills bacteria
Binary Fission
a method of asexual reproduction in which the cell divides into two parts
Bioburden
the number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object
Carriers
persons who harbor pathogens without being sick themselves and who shed organisms into the environment
Chronic Infection
that has a slow developing long lasting symptoms
Clostridium
anaerobic spore forming bacilli.
example lock jaw
Clostridium Difficile
a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging form diarrhea to life threatening information of the colon
Communicable
refers to disease capable of being transmitted more or less rapidly to other persons
also called contagious
Contamination
transmission of microorganisms for person to person form object to person and vice versa
Culture
tissue sample, washing or swapping that is grown in a media under either aerobic or anaerobic condition
Decontamination
the process of removing organisms form articles rooms lines after their use to make them safe to handle
Droplets
very small masses of liquid carried in the a spray form the nose or the mouth which fall to surfaces upon expiration as liquid and which are not readily inhaled
Droplet Nuclei
very small masses of liquid carried in a spray form nose or mouth which evaporates before settling and remains suspended in the air
Epidemiology
division of medical science concerned with defining andexplaining the interrelationships of the host agent and environment in causing disease
Facultative
microorganisms which can live or without oxygen
Flagellum
hair like motile process on the extremity of a bacterium or protozoon
Fungus
microorganism that is considered a plant that have no chlorophyll such as mushrooms or molds and must live in or kn plants animals and decaying material
Local infection
contained infection in one area
fomites
inanimate object which are freshly contaminated with secretion pr excretion form an infected in one area
Germ thoery
a disease are the result of the presence of pathologic microorganisms
Gram stain
lab technique to identify bacteria which consists of staining bacteria with violet or then counterstaining with red stain
gram positive is violet
gram negative is red
worm
Helminth
resistance to toxic agents or organism due to pervious exposure to the same agent or organism
immunity
small round bodies found in cells affected by a virus
Inclusion
invasion of the body by the pathogens and the reactions of the tissue to their presence and their toxins
infection
spread of infection to other areas via the lymphatic systems
Invasions
those procedures used to protect patient and environment form transmission if the disease producing organisms traveling form one patient to the other
Medical Asepsis
agent through which microorganisms are transmitted
Medium
a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
study of fungi
mycology
any disease induced by a fungus
Mycosis
microscopic life such as bacteria which are adapted to residing in a given area of the body during health. any condition that upset this balance can cause over growth of the other organism resulting in symptoms of disease
Normal Flora
hospital acquired infection
nosocomial infection
organism of a fungus or bacterium which cause infection when given the opportunity by the altered state of the host
opportunistic
organism that lives within upon or at the expense of another living organism known as the host
parasite
disease causing microorganisms
pathogen
the ability of a pathogenic species to produce disease
pathogenicity
a cell which has the ability to ingest and destroy particulate substance
Phagocyte
aerobics species found in soil water sewage debris air and sometime in normal flora of skin and intestines
Pseudomonas
avenue by which infectious organism gain access to the body
Portal of entry
the first infection that develops after microbial invasion
Primary Infection
liquid product of infection composed of albuminous substance leukocytes and dead bacteria
purulent
ability of body mechanisms to interpose barriers to the progress of invasions or multiplication of infectious disease
Resistance
bacilli in GI tract of human
Salmonella
destruction of bacteria through good cleaning process
Sanitation
organism living on decaying or dead organic matter
Saprophyte
the microorganism invade tissue in which there is an existing primary infection
Secondary Infection
where the infectious agent spread throughout the body tissues
systemic infection
the disease condition denoting presence of pathogenic bacteria and pus
sepsis
a small single celled reproductive body that is highly resistant to chemicals and heat
Spore
an inflammation which is producing pus
Suppuration
not sterile but as clean as possible
surgically clean
a disease by bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. the bacteria usually attack the lungs but cam damage other body parts
tuberculosis
the process of sterilizing articles after they have been used and before putting them back into circulation again
terminal sterilization
poisonous product produced by bacteria
toxins
the virulence of a toxin producing pathogenic organism
toxigenicity
resistant bacteria that are resistant to vancomycin the drug often used to treat infections caused by Escherichia Coli
vancomycin resistant enterococci
an animal, insect which transmits pathogens form infected to non infected individuals
vector
a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms
virus
power of a pathogen to cause a disease or infection
virulence
are bacteria that are normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract and are often found in the environment
E coli
father of medicine
Hippocrates
operated on gladiators
boiled instruments
wine as a disinfectant
Galen
using ligatures and invented surgical instruments
the father of surgery
Pare
famous for his textbook on anatomy
Chief Founder of Modern study of anatomy
Vesaluis
developed the microscope and lens
Leeuwenhoek
promoting the field of
bacteriology and microbiology
Pasteur
advanced antisepsis and hand-washing
Lister
microbiology helped to identify wound bacteria
Koch
discovered penicillin
Fleming
vaccine to prevent polio
salk
first instituted to washing hands with bleach
chlorine solution
Semmelweis
anesthesia
Holmes
cells
Hooke
one caused by more than one organism p
mixed
one which is inactive or hidden
Latent
one which follow or complicates the original disease
secondary
first or original infection
primary
intracellular parasite
virus
refers to those organism normally living together in the body that do not usually cause disease
flora
power of the pathogen to cause an infection or disease
virulence
only can be seen with a microscope
microorganisms
ability of microbes to live together
symbiosis
interferes with phagocytosis and increase virulence of bacteria
capsule
study of bacteria
bacteriology
poison excreted into the bacteria surrounding
exotoxin
cell eating
phagocytosis
poisonous substance confined within the body of a bacteria
endotoxin
form fungi group causes a thrush
yeast
