Chap 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
Acute stress reaction
What occurs during a stressful situation
Airborne Transmission
Spread via droplets or dust
Blood borne pathogens
Located in the blood. Hep b, HIV etc.
CDC
Federal agency that deals with health and human services
Communicable Disease
One that can be spread
Concealment
Limit visibility
Contamination
Presence of infectious organism on something
Cover
Use of impermeable objects as protection
Critical incident Stress management
confronting and diffusing stress and directing toward equilibrium
Cumulative stress reaction
Prolonged compounding stress.
Delayed stres reaction
Reaction that occur after the stressor.
Designated officer
person responsible for infection and exposure
Direct contact
Exposure through physican contact
Exposure
Contact with blood, fluids, tissue or airborne particles
Foodborne transmission
Contamination on something ingested
General adaption syndrome
Bodies response to stress starting with a reaction
Hepatitis
Viral infection that causes inflamation of the liver, jaundice, fatigue and altered liver function.
Host
Organisms attacked by infecting agent
Human immunodeficiency virus HIV
Damage the cells in the body’s immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.
Immune system
Bodies ability to protect itself
Indirect contact
Exposure from one person to another after contact with a contaminant.
Infection
Invasion of a parasitic agent
Infection control
Procedure to reduce transmission of infection
Infectious disease
A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body