Chapter 12 Preventing Infection Flashcards
Antibiotic
A drug that kills certain pathogens
Asepsis
Being free of disease producing microbes
Biohazardous waste
Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or expirations; bio means life, and hazardous means dangerous or harmful
Carrier
Hey human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection
Clean technique
Medical asepsis. Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique
Communicable disease
A disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; a contagious disease
Contamination
The process of becoming unclean
Disinfection
The process of Destroying pathogens
Health associated infection HAI
An infection that developed in a person cared for in any setting where healthcare is given; the infection is related to receiving healthcare
Infection
A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body
Infection control
Practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection
Medical asepsis
Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique
Microbe
Micro organism a small living thing seen only with a microscope
Micro organism
A small [Micro] living thing [organism] seen only with a microscope; micro
Non-pathogen
A micro that does not usually cause an infection
