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What is Pathogen?
infectious agent
(infection doesn't
have to occur)
What is Colonization?
microbe invades host
(grows but doesn't
cause infection)
What is an Infection?
an entry & of organism
(may not pose risk of infection)
What is a communicable disease?
an infectious disease
transmitted directly from
one another
What is symptomatic?
when pathogens multiply
cause clinical signs
& symtoms
What is asymtomatic?
when clinical signs
& symptoms are not
present
Name Chain of Infection?
infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
mode of transmission
portal of entry
host
Name some infectious Agents?
bacteria
viruses
fungi
protozoa
What is Reservoir?
where pathogen survives
but not multiply
Name types of Reservoir?
food, oxygen,
water, temps,
pH, light
Name some Portal of Exits?
blood, skin,
mucous membranes,
respiratory tract
genitourinary tract
gastrointestinal tract
transplacental
What is a vector?
insect who transmits
virus by biting host
What is Modes of
Transmission?
passing of disease
from infected host
to uninfected host
Ch. 34
Infection & Control
Terms/Definitions
pg. 641
terms & definitions
What is bactericidal?
temperature or chemical
that destroys bacteria
Who is a susceptible Host?
when person acquires infection
What is Susceptibility?
individual degree of
resistance to pathogen
What is inflammatory response?
protective reaction
neutralizes pathogens
& repairs body cells
What is Normal flora?
micro's rside in body
does not cause disease
but maintains health
What is Inflammation?
cellular response
to injury, infection,
irritation
Types of Inflammatory
Response
vascular & cellular
formation of exudates
tissue repair
What are Exudates?
fluid & cells discharged
from cells or blood vessels
What is Phagocyctosis?
destruction & absorption
of bacteria
What are leukocytosis?
circulating WBCs
What is Serous?
excudate, clear
like plasma
What is sanguineous?
containing red blood
cells
What is purulent?
containing WBCs
& bacteria
What is Granulation Tissue?
form of scare tissue
(not strong tissue collagen)
What is HAIs?
Health care-associated
infections
nosocomial or health
acquired infection
What is Iatrogenic
infections?
HAI infections from
diagnostic or
therapeutic procedures
What is Asepsis?
absence of pathogenic micro
What is Pathogenic?
disease producing micro
What is Medical Asepsis?
clean technique, procedures
used to reduce # organisms
present & prevent transfer
of organisms
What is Standard Precautions?
prevention & control
of infection
What is Disinfection?
process elimates most
micro's with exception of
bacterial spores from
inanimate objects
What is Sterilization?
complete elimination or
destruction of microbes
including spores
Name some Personal
Protective Equipment?
Gowns
Respiratory Protection
Eye Protection
Gloves
What is Epidemiology?
study of disease
humans & animals
Cause & Effect of disease
What is Surgical Asepsis?
Sterile technique prevents
contamination of open wound
serves to isolate peratve
area from unsterile
environment & maintaining
a sterile field of surgery
What is a sterile Field?
area free of microbes &
prepared to receive sterile
items