Contact, droplet, or airborne?
MRSA
Contact precautions
Standard precautions
Hand hygiene, gloves
the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying
Infection
any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter.
Portal of entry
single-celled microorganisms that lack nuclei and organized cell structures. Can be found in three basic shapes—round, rod, or spiral.
Bacteria
Tuberculosis
Airborne and contact
Contact precautions
Hand hygiene, gloves, gown, disposable equipment
an infection that is limited to a specific location in the body and has local symptoms.
Localized infection
a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.
Causative agent
An organism or cell on or in which a microorganism lives or feeds.
Host
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Droplet
Droplet precautions
Hand hygiene, gloves, gown, mask, face shield/goggles
an infection that is in the bloodstream and is spread throughout the body, causing general symptoms.
Systemic infection
any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave.
Portal of exit
Small packages of DNA or RNA encased in protein shells that invade a cell (host cell) and incorporate themselves into the host cell’s DNA.
Virus
Mumps
Droplet
Airborne
Hand hygiene, gloves, gown, fitted N95 mask, door to the room must remain closed.
measures used to reduce and prevent the spread of pathogens.
Medical asepsis
an uninfected person who could become sick.
Susceptible host
Can be multi or single celled organisms. Can cause opportunistic infections. Can also be beneficial- example: to make antibiotics.
Fungi
E. Coli and Salmonella
Contact
You would wear this for a patient with COVID-19
Hand hygiene, gloves, gown, fitted N95, face shield or goggles
the state of being free of all microorganisms; also called sterile technique.
Surgical asepsis
a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies.
Reservoir
An organism that lives on or in an organism of a different species. Must have a host to survive.
Parasite