Microorganisms
What are microorganisms?
Small living bodies not visible to the naked eye
What is an infectious disease?
A result from an invasion or microorganisms
What is direct contact?
touching skin to skin
What is the first step in the chain of infection?
infectous agent
What are the two types of asepsis?
medical and surgical
What are nonpathogens?
Helpful microoganisms that don't cause disesase
What is bacteria?
single celled microorganism classified by shape
What is indirect contact?
Disease spread from no contact
Where can an infectious agent live?
human, animal, any surface or object
What is asepsis?
a condition that is free from pathogens
What are pathogens?
Microorganisms that cause disease in a human host
What is an example of a parasite?
tick, lice, or tapeworm
What is airborne?
When particles remain in the air for a long time
How can the pathogen leave the reservoir?
blood, bodily fluids, or using the bathroom (excrement)
What is medical asepsis?
maintain a clean environment to reduce the number of pathogens
How many types of pathogens are there?
4 types
What is a type of fungi?
mushroom, yeasts, or mold
What is vehicleborne?
any object that can indirectly pass on diseases
What is mode of transmission?
a pathogen moving to another reservoir to continue living and growing
What is surgical asepsis?
maintaining a sterile field
What type of microorganisms are helpful and are essential to our health?
What is a virus?
the smallest type of microorganism
What is vectorborne?
Organisms (animals or insects) that can carry & pass on infectious pathogens
What is the portal of entry?
where the pathogen will enter the new reservoir
What is a sterile field?