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anthrax |
an infectious disease of warm blood animals caused by a spore formjng bacterium |
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antiseptic |
substanc that deters the growth of microoraganisms |
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asepsis |
freedom from infection; the methods used by health care workers to prevent the spread of microoragnisms |
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autoclave |
machine that uses steam under pressure to sterilize materials |
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contaminated |
soiled; make inclean or infect with pathogens |
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disinfectant |
substance that kills microorganism except viruses and spores |
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ergonomics |
design of workplace equipment that minimizes fatigue and maximizes productivity |
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local infection |
an infection limted to a small area of the body |
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obra |
law that requires training for nursing assistants, including competency testing of skill performance |
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osha |
federal agency that establishes and enforces standards of safety for the workplace |
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pathogen |
microorganism that produces disease |
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personality |
set of traits; characteristics, and behavoirs that make one person an individual |
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standard precautions |
centers for disease control and prevention guidelines for infection control that are applied to all body fluids of all patients all the time |
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sterile |
unable to produce offspring; free from living microorganisms |
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systemic infection |
an infection located throughout the body |
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transmission based precautions |
center of disease control and prevention guidelines for infection conrrol applied to patients with known or suspected infections |
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vector |
carrier that transfers an infective agent from one host to another ; organism that carries or transports a pathogen |
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hvb |
neonates can be infected during birth |
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hvc |
spread through illegal drug use |
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hiv |
transmitted by the exchange of body fluids such as blood and semen . no cure exist |
