Diagnostic test Flashcards
What is the highest level of Asepsis
Sterilization (kills all microorganisms)
Disinfection is what level of asepsis
Middle level
What is the lowest level of asepsis and an example
Cleaning and Ex: soap and alcohol
What’s hand hygiene
Number one way to prevent the spread of infection
Ways of direct transmission
Contact and droplets
What’s infectious Disease
Results from an invasion of microorganisms
What’s communicable Disease
Type of infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to the other person
Example of infectious or causative agent
Bacteria,parasites,and viruses
Example of reservoir
People,food,water,soil,animals
What’s more of transmission
How germs get around
An example of something that survives by taking nutrients from a host
A Tick
Describe Fungi
Plant like microorganism found in air plants soil or water
Types of fungi
Mushrooms
Yeast
Mold
Illness caused by fungi
Athletes foot
Ringworm
Yeast infections
Thrush
Smaller type of organism is what
Viruses
Types of viruses
Common cold
Covid 19
Chicken pox
A set of practices and procedures that prevent or stop the spread of infection in healthcare setting
Infection control
A small living bodies that are not visible to the naked eye
Microorganism
Helpful microorganisms that do not cause disease
Non pathogen
Helps bacteria survive harsh environments
Spores
One called microorganisms is classified by shape
Bacteria
Type of spore causing illness (bacteria)
Food poising
Strep throat
Tetanus
Syphillis
C-diff
Chlora
Four types of microorganisms
Bacteria
Parasites
Fungi
Viruses
AGENT
Bacteria,parasites, and viruses
