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A tiny organism that can only be seen under a microscope
What is a microorganism?
Microorganisms enter the body through the mouth by way of contaminated water and food, dirty hands, and contaminated objects.
What is the oral route?
Poisonous substances that affect the body by causing illness or disease.
Liquid that surrounds the lungs.
What is pleural fluid?
A solution that is used when cleaning that slows the growth of microorganisms.
What is a bacteriostatic solution?
Genetic material that is surrounded by a protective coat and it can only reproduce inside of a host cell
What is a virus?
This occurs when organisms or viruses are transmitted directly from one person or to another.
What is direct contact?
Healthcare professionals who study diseases.
What is an epidemiologist?
Liquid in the abdominal or peritoneal cavity.
What is peritoneal fluid?
The process of decay or breakdown.
What is decompose?
The name of a microorganism that survives without oxygen.
What is anaerobic?
Coughing and sneezing droplets into the air, which travel and cling to hair, uniforms, medical equipment. As you move through the area you are spreading the pathogens.
What is airborne transmission?
A method used to make the environment, the worker, and the patient as germ free as possible.
What is aseptic technique?
Liquid that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy.
What is amniotic fluid?
A rod shaped bacterium that causes infection through eating undercooked chicken, foods that contain raw eggs, and/or poor hygiene of food service workers.
What is salmonella?
An organism that causes illness and disease.
What is a pathogen?
This occurs when organisms or viruses are transferred from one object to another.
What is indirect contact?
Redness, swelling, and pain are all symptoms of this type of infection.
What is a localized infection?
Liquid that fills space between most cells of the body.
What is interstitial fluid?
This means capable of being affected or infected.
What is susceptible?
The organism from which a microorganism takes nourishment.
What is a host?
When organisms or viruses are picked up by insects and other pests from contaminated areas and carried to water, food, and people.
What is the vectors route?
A poisonous substance that is produced in, or originates in, the intestines.
What is an enterotoxin?
Liquid that flows through and around the brain tissue.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
This is an infection acquired while in a health care setting, such as a hospital.
What is a nosocomial infection?