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HCV
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hepatitis C vircus
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infection
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condition that results when a microogranism
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microbe for short
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BBP
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term applied to infections microorganism in the blood and other body fluids
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biohazard
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anything harmful or potentially harmful to health
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CDC
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federal agency charged with the investigation and control of certain disease
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chain of infection
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a series of components or events that lead to an infection
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engineering controls
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devices that isolate or remove a workplace BBP hazard
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EPA
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OSHA standard requiring employers to maintain documentation on hazardous chemicals
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fire tetrahedron
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chemistry of fire representation
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fomites
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inanimate objects that can harbor material containing infectious agents
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HAI
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infection associated with a healthcare facility
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HazCom
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federal agency that regulates the disposal of hazardous waste
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HBV
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hepatitis B virus
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HICPAC
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federal organization that advises the CDC on nosocomial infection prevention guidelines
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HIV
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virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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immune
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protected from or resistant to a particular disease or infection
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infectious/causative agent
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pathogen responsible for causing an infection
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isolation procedures
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procedures that separate patients with certain transmissible infections from others
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microbe
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short for microorganism
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MSDS
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contains general, precautionary,and emergency information for a hazardous product
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neutropenic
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having an abnormally low neutrophil count
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NIOSH
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federal agency that recommends ways to prevent work related injury
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nosocomial infection
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infection acquired in a hospital
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OSHA
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federal agency that manates and enforces safe working conditions for employees
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paranteral
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any route other that digestive tract
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pathogenic
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capable of causing disease
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pathogens
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microorganisms caple of causing disease
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percutaneous
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through the skin
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permucosal
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through mucous membranes
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PPE
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protective items worn by an individual
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Reservoirs
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source of an infectious microorganism
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resverse isolation
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proctects a patient who. is highly susceptible to infection
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standard precautions
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precautions to be used in caring for all patients
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susceptible host
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individual who has little resistance to an infectious agent
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transmission based precation
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precaution that reduce the risk of airborne,droplet,or contact transmission
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vector transmission
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transmission of an infectious agent by an insect,arthropod,or animal
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vehicle transmission
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transmission of an infectious agent through contaminated food,wa r er, drugs,blood
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work practice controls
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practice that alters how tasks are preformed to reduce the likelihood of BBP exposure
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airborne transmission
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example: entering a TB patients room without an N95 respirator
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direct contact transmission
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example:kissing someone with mononucleosis
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indirect contact transmission
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touches contaminated objects such as bed linens clothing. dressing...ect.
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droplet
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collecting a throat culture specimen from a coughing patient without wearing a mask
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susceptible host
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is someone with a decreased ability to resist infection
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neutrophil
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white blood cell
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symptoms of shock
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pale,cold,clammy,skin
weak pulse,rapid shallow breathing rate expressionless face and starting eyes |
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antibiotic resistant moicroogranism
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cannot be controlled or killed by antibiotics
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surveillance
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monitoring of the behavior,activities or other changing information over a person
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systemic infection
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an infection in which the pathogen is distributed throughout the body rather than concentrated in one area
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virvlence
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degree to which a microbe is capable of causing disease
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JCAHO
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standard for the operation of healthcare faulties and services
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CLIA
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federal regulations passed by congress
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FDA
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regulates glove quality
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blood borne pathogen
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any infections microorganism presents in blood and other body fliuds and tissues
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principles of rediation exposure
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distance,shielding and time
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fire components
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oxygen
heat fuel chemical reactions |
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