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Infection Control unit
Term | Definition |
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microbe | microorganism that causes disease |
pathogen | disease causing bacteria |
communicable disease | contagious disease |
nosocomial infection | disease caught in the hospital |
disinfection | making something not infected |
sterilization | making something sterile |
osha | occupational safety and health administration |
cdc | center for disease control |
bloodborne pathogens | pathogens borne in the blood |
standard precautions | precautions taken on every patient |
contamination | process of something being contaminated |
exposure incident | when something is exposed to a harmful substance incidentally |
biohazard | risk to human health or the inviornment |
multidrug resistant organism | organism that antibiotics can't kill |
aseptic handwashing | kills all pathogens on your hands |
hiv | human immunodeficiency virus |
hbv | hepatitis B virus |
hcv | hepatitis C virus |