Vocab
What is the smallest of the micro-organisms
What is viruses?
Micro organism that causes infection are called what?
What is pathogens?
In the chain, a pathogen leaving the body thru saliva is an example of ..
What is Portal of Exit?
What is the most important thing anyone can do to minimize the spread of organisms?
what is Handwashing?
This precaution is used on every person, all the time
What are standard precautions?
free of organisms causing disease
what is
aseptic
These cannot reproduce unless they are inside another living cell.
What are viruses?
Name 3 types of high risk patients who could be a susceptible host
What is Elderly, infants, people with compromised immune systems i.e HIV/people receiving chemo/radiation
Process that destroys pathogenic organisms but not always spores and viruses
What is disinfection?
Blood spills must be cleaned by using ?
Bleach 1:100
This disease occurs when the body's defenses are weak
What is opportunistic
what are thread-like projections that allow the organism to move?
What are flagella?
Handling food safely is an example of breaking which link?
What is mode of transmission?
this has to be offered free of charge to all employees' who have occupational exposure
What is Hep B Vaccine
Autoclave utilizes ________ to sterilize
pressurized saturated steam
Infection acquired while in a health care facility
What is Nosocomial?
Organisms that lives and reproduces in the absence of oxygen
What is anaerobic?
List the 4 modes of transmission
Airborne, droplet, contact, vector
Order in which PPE is donned
What is gown/mask/goggles/gloves
The CDC's Isolation precautions prevent the spread of ___________ infections
What is communicable ?
practice that reduces the # of micro organisms or interrupts transmission from person to person or person to place or object
What is Medical Asepsis?
What body defense destroys pathogens in the stomach
What is HCL-Hydrochloric Acid?
You have a patient with lice, what precaution would they have to be placed on?
What is Contact precaution
you have to bathe a resident on contact precautions, what PPE do you need?
What is gown and gloves
List two drug resistant bacteria
What is MRSA and VRE?