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Aerobe |
A microorganism that needs oxygen to live and grow |
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Anaerobe |
A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen |
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Antiseptic |
An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms |
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Bloodborne Pathogens |
Pathogenic microorganisms capable of causing disease that are present in human blood |
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Cilia |
Slender, hairlike processes that constantly beat toward the outside to remove microorganisms from the body |
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Contaminated |
The presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood or OPIM on an item or suface |
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Exposure incident |
A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, nonintact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from an employee's duties |
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Hand hygiene |
The process of cleaning or sanitizing the hands |
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Infection |
The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen |
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Medical asepsis |
Practices that are employed to inhibit the growth and hinder the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms |
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Microorganism |
A microscopic plant or animal |
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Nonintact skin |
Skin that has a break in the surface |
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Nonpathogen |
A microorganism that does not normally produce disease |
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Occupational exposure |
Resonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with bloodborne pathogens or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the perormance of an employee's duties |
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Opportunistic infection |
An infection resulting from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally fround in the environment |
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Optinal growth temperature |
The temperatire at which an organism grows best |
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Pathogen |
A disease-producing microorganism |
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Parenteral |
The piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions |
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pH |
The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic |
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Postexposure prophylaxis |
Treatment administered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease |
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Regulated medical waste |
Any wast containing infectious material that may pose a threat to health and safety |
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Reservoir host |
The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen and also serves as a source of transfer of pathogens to others |
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Sharps |
Objects that can penetrate the skin such as needles and lancets |
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Transient flora |
Microogranisms that reside on the superficial skin layers and are picked up in the course of daily activities |