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What's does infection control involve? - ANSWER>>taking steps to prevent the
spread of infectious agents
Antibacterial - ANSWER>>directed or effective against bacteria (KILLS)
antiseptic - ANSWER>>preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms
Asepsis - ANSWER>>the condition of being aseptic (absence of pathogens
growing)
aseptic technique - ANSWER>>preventing infection (reduces the risk of
infection)
Bacteria - ANSWER>>single cell microorganism that multiplies rapidly
blood-borne pathogen - ANSWER>>A specific causative agent of disease located
in the blood (HIV or hepatitis)
contagious disease - ANSWER>>infectious disease that is spread through contact
with one who has it, with bodily discharge or an object touched by that person
contaminated - ANSWER>>to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association
(presence of blood or other material that is infectious or potentially infectious)
direct contact - ANSWER>>union of body surfaces
disinfectant - ANSWER>>free from infection (kills agent but not spores)
, disinfection - ANSWER>>process that eliminates agent but not spores
fungi - ANSWER>>kingdom of parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic that lacks
chlorophyll (molds, rust, mildew)
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - ANSWER>>Nosocomial infection that
occurs in a hospital, happens within 72 hours of being admitted, mostly due to
lack of care
infection - ANSWER>>infective agent contaminated with an infective agent
isolation - ANSWER>>separation for a period of time to prevent or limit
transmission of infectious agent
microorganism - ANSWER>>organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size
pathogen - ANSWER>>disease or virus that produces infection
Standard Precautions - ANSWER>>group of infection prevention that applies to
all patients
Infection Control Concepts - ANSWER>>standard precautions are concepts in
which all body fluids are assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens
chain of infection - ANSWER>>sequence of events that must occur to develop an
infection
Infectious Agent (pathogen) - ANSWER>>disease causing microorganism
What are the common types of infectious agents? - ANSWER>>bacteria, viruses,
protozoa, fungi, and helminths
bacteria - ANSWER>>multiply rapidly, can transmit to each other