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ch 5
Term | Definition |
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indirect infection | infection resulting from improper handling materials, contamination of aticles, fomes, |
carrier infection | exchange of disease by direct or indirect contact with an infected human or animal |
droplet infection | airborne infection in which pathogens discharge from the mouth or nose by coughing or sneezing are carries though the air and settleo n objects |
parenteral entry | refers to peircing of the skiijor mucous membrane also called needle stick |
passive acquired immunity | results from recieving antibodies from another source such as breast milk or from injections of gamma globulin antioxins or immune serums |
artificial accquired immunity | obtained from inoculation or vaccination against a disease |
msds papers | (material saftey data sheets) covers chemical content, labeling, storage and saftey advice |
red(fire) | example are flash point and relative fire hazards |
yellow(reactivity) | examples are instability, such as harsh checimals, unreliable heat, chemical reactions when mixed |
blue (health) | ex hazardous material, inhalation of irratants, toxic fumes |
white (personal protection) | ex corrosive acid, raditaion |
EPA (environment protection agency) | regulates and approves material, equipment, medical devices |
FDA (food and drug administration) | regulates and approves marketing products and solutions used in infection control |
OSHA (organization safty and health admin) | issues and enforces restrictions and guidness for infection control sets standards and regulations conditions for emplyers to provide safty |
OSAP (org for safty and asepsis procedures) | national org of health professionals that studies and makes suggestions for regulations and guidelines for infection control |
CDC (centers for disease control and prevention) | sets regulations and issues suggestions for infection controls which enfoerced by OHSA |
hazardous waste containers | receptacle for used unsanitary items |
germicide | substance that destroy some germs |
disinfectant | app of chemicals to kill, reduce, elimate germs |
steralization | the process of destroying all microorgnims |
fungi | mold, yeast, slimes) grows into two forms, Filamentous (molds) and Unicellular (yeast) |
objective symtoms | signs, are evidence observed by someoneo other then the patient |
subjective symtoms | are evidence of diseases reported by the patien for ex odontalgia(tooth ach) |
remission | lessing or abating) temp or perm cessation or a sever condition such as a case of sinsusitis or some stage of cancer |
pathology | the study of diseases |
etiology | casue of certaun disease |
endogenous disease | ariing from within the cell or organism, rising weithin the body such as imnfections, tumors, congenital or meabolic abnormailities |
rod baceria | called bacilli, if oval in shap=coccobaccili |