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27 Cards in this Set
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ANTIBIOTIC |
A DRUG THAT KILLS CERTAIN MICROBES THAT CAUSE INFECTIONS. |
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ASEPSIS |
BEING FREE OF DISEASE-PRODUCING MICROBES. |
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BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE |
ITEMS CONTAMINATED WITH BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS, SECRETIONS, OR EXCRETIONS. |
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CARRIER |
A HUMAN OR ANIMAL THAT IS A RESERVOIR FOR MICROBES BUT DOES NOT DEVELOP THE INFECTION. |
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE |
A DISEASE CAUSED BY PATHOGENS THAT SPREAD EASILY. A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE |
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASE |
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE |
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CONTAMINATION |
THE PROCESS OF BECOMING UNCLEAN |
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DISINFECTION |
THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING PATHOGENS. |
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HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION |
AN INFECTION THAT DEVELOPS IN A PERSON CARED FOR IN ANY SETTING WHERE THE HEALTH CARE IS GIVEN. |
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IMMUNITY |
PROTECTION AGAINST A CERTAIN DISEASE. |
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INFECTION |
A DISEASE STE RESULTING FROM THE INVASION AND GROWTH OF MICROBES IN THE BODY. |
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INFECTION CONTROL |
PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTION |
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MEDICAL ASEPSIS |
PRACTICES USED TO REMOVE OR DESTROY PATHOGENS AND TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD FROM ONE PERSON OR PLACE TO ANOTHER PERSON OR PLACE. |
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MICROORGANISM |
A SMALL LIVING THINGS SEEN ONLY WITH A MICROSCOPE. A MICROBE. |
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NON-PATHOGEN |
A MICROBE THAT DOES NOT USUALLY CAUSE AN INFECTION |
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NORMAL FLORA |
MICROBES THAT LIVE AND GROW IN A CERTAIN AREA |
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PATHOGEN |
A MICROBE THAT IS IS HARMFUL AND CAN CAUSE AN INFECTION |
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RESERVOIR |
THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH A MICROBE LIVES AND GROWS;HOST. |
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SPORE |
A BACTERIUM PROTECTED BY A HARD SHELL. |
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STERILE |
THE ABSENCE OF ALL MICROBES |
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STERILE FIELD |
A WORK AREA FREE OF ALL PATHOGENS AND NON PATHOGENS. |
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STERILIZATION |
THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING ALL MICROBES |
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SURGICAL ASEPSIS |
THE PRACTICES THAT KEEP ITEMS FREE OF ALL MICROBES. |
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VACCINATION |
GIVING A VACCINE TO PRODUCE IMMUNITY AGAINST AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
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VACCINE |
A PREPARATION CONTAINING DEAD OR WEAKENED MICROBES. |
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VECTOR |
A CARRIER THAT TRANSMITS DISEASE |
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VEHICLE |
ANY SUBSTANCE THAT TRANSMITS MICROBES. |
