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Basics
Microorganisms
Chain of infection
Infection Control
Asepsis
100
Help maintain wellness by using up nutrients, taking up space and excreting substances that interfere with pathogens.
What is Normal Flora
100
SIngle celled microorganisms that can be normal flora or pathogenic
What is Bacteria
100
Pathogen or overgrowth of Normal Flora
What is Infectious Agent
100
Top two Methods for reducing infection.
What is Handwashing and Maintaining Intact Skin
100
The type of asepsis that involves taking measures to interfere with the chain of infection and decrease the amount and spread of microorganisms.
What is Medical Asepsis (Or clean technique)
200

Local response to cellular injury or infection, dilation, infiltration and increase in temp are protective mechanisms that help the body neutralize, control and eliminate invading pathogens


What is inflammatory response

200
Smallest known cause of disease that may fit through even microscopic barriers.
What is a Virus
200

A microorganisms way to travel from the source to the susceptible host. 

What is Mode of Transmission

200

Infection acquired as a result of medical treatment. (Formerly a nosocomial infection)

What is a Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)

200
A surface or system that is completely free of microorganisms.
What is Sterile
300
Microorganisms that can potentially cause disease and infection
What are Pathogens
300

These are like bacteria, and are single cell organisms that can cause infection.

What is fungi

300
Transfer of a microbe on an object or surface.
What is Vehicle transfer.
300

This is used when a known or suspected contagious disease may be present.

What is contact precautions

300
Practices that involve using objects and surfaces that are free of microorganisms and avoiding contamination of these items.
What is Surgical Asepsis (Or sterile technique)
400

The body's attempt to protect itself from foreign and harmful substances

What is immune response

400

These are organisms that live on or in other organisms

What are parasites

400

Factors contributing to drug resistance organisms include

What is overprescribing antibiotics, use of inappropriate antibiotics and incomplete courses of antibiotics

400

The process by which an individual develops immunity against a specific agent

What is immunization

400

Four infectious agents that can affect the human body.

What are bacterium, virus, parasite & fungus.

500

The process of taking measures to reduce or eliminate microorganisms from the environment

What is Asepsis

500

The chain of infection 6 main components are

What is source of infection, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry and susceptible host. 

500

Covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing to prevent respiratory droplets from escaping in to the environment

What is portal of exit

500

This is what a healthcare personnel does when a needlestick occurs

What is encourage bleeding, wash/clean area with soap and water & seek treatment/first aid 

500

Process of cleaning a patient care area that involves disinfection of every surface.

What is Disinfection