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PMTP (LEC) UNIT 2 Flashcards

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When a microorganism invades body multiples, and causes injury or disease

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Infecrion

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a disease-causing microbe

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Pathogen

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Cell wall of a Bacteria

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Peptidoglycan

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Cell wall of Fungi

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Chitin

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is Bacteria, Eukaryotes or Prokaryotes

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Prokaryotes

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is Fungi, Eukaryotes or Prokaryotes

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Eukaryotes

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Outside of the host is inanimate

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Virus

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Infection that is one person to another

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Communicable

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Associated infections from the healthcare

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Nosocomial & Healthcare

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Gram (-)

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Pink - Red

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Gram (+)

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Purple - Blue

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There are 100 trillion bacterias in our body

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Indigenous Microflora

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E. coli

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Prokaryotes

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Multicellular Parasites

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Metazoa

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Single cell parasites

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Protazoa

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Cestodes is also known as

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Tapeworm

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Trematodes is also known as

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Flukes

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Nematodes is also known as

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Roundworms

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Acinetobacter Bacumannii

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Drug resistant

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Cutaneous / Subcutaneous (needles)

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Portal of Entry

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HCV, Immunocompromised, Humans/Apes

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Susceptible Host

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Zoonotic Reservoirs

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Animals

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MRSA, TYPHOID MARY (SALMONELLA)

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Human Reservoir

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Inanimate (e.g tourniquet, linen, insects)

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Fomites

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Body Fluids
Portal
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Pathogenic microbe
Infectious agent
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Source of the agent of infection or place where the microbe could grow, survive, and multiply, which could be in:
Reservoir
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A way or manner wherein an infectious agent can leave the reservoir host, which could be through:
Portal of Exit
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Airborne, Direct Contact, Indirect Contact, Droplet, Vector, Vehicle
Mode of Transmission
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The way an infectious agent enters a host, which includes:
Portal of Entry
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Someone who is prone to infection, especially the
Susceptible host
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Protecting the people from the “bad bug”
Biosafety
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Protecting the “bad bug: from the people
Biosecurity
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A healthcare institution should have a set of procedures to break the chain of infection
Infection-Control Program
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OSHA
Occupation Safety and Health Administration
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HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS
Elimination > Substitution > Engineering Controls > Administrative Controls > PPE
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used for patients with diseases that are spread through large airborne droplets: coughing, sneezing, talking, and laughing.
Droplet precautions
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patients with diseases that are spread through direct and indirect contact.
Contact precaution
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o Tuberculosis o Measles o Chickenpox o Herpes zoster o Smallpox
Airborne Precautions
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Any material that could be harmful to one’s health.
Biohazard
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Used to prevent and protect clinical laboratories from harmful incidents caused by laboratory specimen
Biosafety
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from splashes and aerosols during centrifuge and aliquot.
Airborne
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hands are not sanitized before handling food.
Ingestion
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contamination through breaks or cuts in the skin.
Non-intact skin
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exposure through the skin due to injuries from needlesticks and other sharp objects.
Percutaneous
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infection through mucous membranes of the mouth and nose and the conjunctiva of the eyes
Permucosal
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Another potential hazard that a health worker faces in theworkplace is electric shock especially when dealing with electrical equipment.
Electric Shock
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Spanish Flu, Clazo
Category-specific system
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based on the route of infection, i.e., enteric, respiratory, etc
Category-specific system
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Based on the modes of transmission of the common diseases.
Disease-specific system
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There insufficient return of blood to heart.
Shock
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abnormal or profuse bleeding
Hemorrhage
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blood and body fluids of all people are potentially infectious
Universal Precautions
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Body substance isolation
Gloves for contacting moist body substances
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#1 strategy for control of nosocomial infection
Standard precautions
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Covers blood, all body fluids, skin breaks, mucous membranes
Standard precautions
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Used for all patients
Standard precautions
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Used for patients known/suspected to have certain infections
Transmission-based precautions
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Three types: 1. airborne, 2. droplet, 3. contact
Transmission-based precautions
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Used for patients with diseases that are spread through airborne droplets-coughing sneezing, talking or laughing
Droplet precautions
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Used for patients with diseases
Contact precautions
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External Hemorrhage
Abnormal or profuse bleeding

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