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Pathogen

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Micro organism that causes disease

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Induce infection to the patient through

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Contact with the environment personnel or equipment

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Bacteria

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Free living important in health and disease. Aerobic or anaerobic. Shape rod or cocci Spirochete.
Can produce resistant spores

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Viruses

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Simplest microbe defined by RNA or DNA base. Enveloped or non-envelope. Obligate intracellular parasites, confined to a specific host entirely dependent on that host.

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Fungi

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Non-chlorophyl bearing plantlike organisms.

Can produce resistance spores.

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Protozoa

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Uni cellular organism

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Nocosomial infections

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Hospital acquired infections are caused by, viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens

I.e. 
blood stream infection 
Respiratory infection 
Gastrointestinal 
Surgical site infection
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Fomite

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Any in animate object capable of carrying infectious organisms transferring them from one individual to another

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Medical asepsis is:

Medial asepsis is referred to as:

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  • reduce number of pathogens

- referred to as clean technique

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Medical asepsis used in administration of :

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  • Medications
  • enemas
  • tube feedings
  • daily hygiene
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What is #1 in medical asepsis

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Hand washing

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Surgical a sepsis is:

Referred to as:

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Eliminates all pathogens

Referred to as sterile technique

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Surgical asepsis used in:

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  • Dressing changes
  • Catheterization
  • Surgical procedures
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Aseptic technique

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Term used to describe all the precautions taken to prevent contamination and ultimately infection of a surgical incision

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Aseptic technique its purpose

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To minimize contamination so that post operative healing is not delayed

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Contamination

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Implies the presence of Micro organisms.

Contamination of a wound can but does not necessarily lead to infection

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Infection

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Micro organisms in the body or a wound multiply and cause harmful effects

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Disease

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Any process that detrimentally interferes with the function of an organism. Include abnormality of structure or function

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Microbe

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Also known as micro organism a living organism too small to be seen with the unaided eye

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Normal flora

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Microbes usually found in healthy animal’s

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Resistance

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Some of all factors contributing to the ability of an animal to overcome invasion by pathogen’s

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Sepsis

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Presence of pathogen’s or there by products in blood or tissue of patients

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Asepsis

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Complete absence of living pathogenic microbes. Not there spores.

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Sterile

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Complete absence of microbes and their spores

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Non- sterile
Not sterile, may or may not be contaminated with microbes
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Surgical asepsis
Body of techniques to maintain an object or area as free of all microbes as possible. Used whenever body tissues are penetrated.
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Medical asepsis
Body of techniques used to reduces the number of microbes and the transmission of pathogens
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Sanitation
Any cleansing measure intended to prevent dz and promote health; destroys about 98-99% of all microbes
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Disinfection
Application of an agent that possess the property of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microbes on inanimate objects. Destroys about 99% of all microbes
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Antiseptic
Inhibits or prevents growth of microbes on living tissues
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Sterilization
Process to rid an object of 100% of all microbes and their spores
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Cold sterilization
Immersion of an object into a disinfectant solution to reduce the level of contamination
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Transmission
Passage of microorganisms from one host to another
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Infectious
Ability of a microorganism to invade a host
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Contagious
Describes the ease of which a microbe is able to invade a new host
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How to prevent infection?
Limit FOMITES: clean, santize, disinfect and or sterilize to limit contagion on inanimate objects
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How to prevent infection cont: | ISOLATION
Isolate infected animals in appropriate areas with no contact with healthy animals. This includes preventing spread of dz through appropriate ventilation, cages, etc.
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How to prevent infection cont. | QUARANTINE
Placing newly acquired animals for several days to weeks in areas not exposed to healthy animals
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How to prevent infection cont. | WASH
Wash hands, scrub, surgical prep
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How to prevent infection cont. PREVENTION
Prevent the spread of microorganisms through vaccines and or use of snit-microbial, education.
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How does the HOST prevent infection:
A. Immune sys - white blood cells sys ( t and b cells) lymphatic tissue and sys B. Physical barriers - skin, hair C. Mucus D. Specialized cells-collocates cells in respiratory tissue, blood/brain Barrie’s E. Elimination of wast- urination, vomiting, defeating, sweat F. Fever G. Individual cells- phagocytosis, micro enzymes, antigen, recognition, autolysis
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How an ANTIGEN overcomes host?
A.release of toxins H1N1 in influenza, sepsis (pyometra) B. Virulence ability to avoid hosts immunity and invade host C. Spore formation resistance to extreme temps, detergents D. Ability to hide from hosts immune system: capsule to prevent antigen recognition, hide in cells DNA or RNA E. Ability to stick to host: use of pili F. Ability to spread easily: ability to irritate and destroy tissues which can cause host to cough, sneeze, diarrhea, flagella G. Ability to replicate: use of host ATP, DNA, RNA, to aid in replication
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Autoclave
Steam under pressure to destroy all living microorganisms on inamorata objects and surfaces

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