Key terms
AIDS
Caused by HIV and suppresses the immune system-pg-410
Autoclave
A piece of equipment that uses steam under pressure or gas to sterilize equipment and supplies
chemical disinfection
Chemicals that are not a method of sterilization
Disinfection
This is a process that uses chemical disinfectants to destroy or kill pathogenic organisms
Exogenous
means the infection or disease originates outside the body.
Aerobic
Organisms that require oxygen to live- pg 406
Bacteria
One-celled organisms that multiply rapidly, and they are classified by shape and arrangement
Clean
Objects or parts of objects do not contain disease-producing organisms.
droplet precautions
The patient is to be placed in an airborne infection isolation room (AIIR) with restricted visitation.
Fomites
Objects contaminated with infectious material that contains the pathogens
airborne precautions
Used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei. -pg.450
Bioterrorism
The use of microorganisms, or biologic agents as weapons to infect humans, animals, or plants
communicable disease
Caused by a pathogenic organism that can be easily transmitted to others.
Ebola
First affected primates and then spread to humans
Fungi
Plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter
Anaerobic
Organisms that live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen
Cavitation
When the bubbles strike items being cleaned, they explode.
contact precautions
Must be followed for any patients known or suspected to be infected with epidemiological microorganisms that can be transmitted by either direct or indirect contact.
Endogenous
Means the infection or disease originates within the body
health care-associated
A care acquired by an individual in a health care facility such as a hospital or long-term health facility
Asepsis
The absence of disease-producing microorganisms, or pathogens.
chain of disinfection
For diseases to occur and spread from one individual to another, certain conditions must be met
Contaminated
Means that objects contain disease-producing organisms
Epidemic
Occurs when the communicable disease spreads rapidly from person to person and affects a large number of people at the same time.
Helminths
Multicellular parasitic organisms commonly called worms or flukes