guess the word #1
a pathogen that causes disease
Single-celled microorganisms that can be
beneficial or harmful
What is Bacteria?
what does PPE stand for
Personal Protective Equipment
An organism that lives on or in a host and
causes harm to the host.
What is a Parasite?
a global outbreak of a disease affecting large populations across countries or continents
What is a pandemic?
Procedures used to prevent transmission of
infectious agents spread by direct or indirect
contact.
What is Contact Precautions?
what does PSDA stand for? And what does it mean?
Patient Self-Determination Act
rights to make healthcare decisions, like living wills
Isolation used to protect
immunocompromised patients from outside
pathogens.
what is Protective Isolation
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a
disease caused by the HIV virus
What is AIDS?
A severe viral disease causing fever, bleeding,
and high mortality, spread by direct contact
with body fluids.
What is Ebola?
what does USDHHS stand for?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A viral infection that attacks the liver and can
cause chronic disease and liver cancer.
What is Hepatitis B?
Precautions used to prevent the spread of
pathogens that are transmitted through the
air
what is Airborne Precautions?
Precautions used to prevent spread of
pathogens through large respiratory droplets.
what is Droplet Precautions?
what does HIPPA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
what are examples of PPE?
safety glasses, gloves, respirators, earplugs, goggles, face shields, coveralls, safety footwear, ect
A disease that can be transmitted from one
person to another.
what is Communicable Disease?
Examples of Airborne Precautions?
keeping your hands cleans, wearing a gown, wear N95 respirator, wear eye protection, wear gloves, ect
what does CMS stand for?
centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
The route by which a pathogen enters a host.
what is a Portal of Entry?