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Medical Vocab
Principles of Infections Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Chain of Infection | Factors that must be present for an infection to occur. It has 6 factors: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host. |
Reserviors | Humans, insects, food, and water that provide food for microorganisms and allow them to multiply. |
Portals of Exit | Escape routes in humans that allow microorganisms to leave |
Mode of Transmission | The way that a disease is transmitted. |
Portal of Entry | Means for pathogens to get into the host or environment. |
Susceptible Host | Something that is capable of becoming or has been infected. |
Surgical Aspesis | Sterilization of any item that penetrates the skin or comes in contact with a normally sterile part of the body. |
Infectious Agent | A pathogen that can cause sickness. |
Medical Aspesis | To reduce the number of pathogens or microorganisms. |
Contagious | Can spread to other people. |
Fomites | Nonliving material that house microorganisms. |
Immunity | A state of not being susceptible to pathogens. |
Healthcare-associated Infections (HSIs) | a patient can get infections unrelated to their illness. |