Infection Control Flashcards
Allergy
Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances
Contagious disease
disease that is spread by contact from one person to another
Contamination
the presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface or visible debris or residue such as dust, hair, skin.
Decontamination
the removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface and the removal of viable debris or residues such as dust, hair, skin
Diagnosis
Determination of the nature of a disease from it's symptoms and/or diagnostics test.
Disease
Abnormal condition of all or part of the body organ, or mind that makes it incapable of carrying on normal function
Exposure incident
Contact with non-intact (broken) skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious materials that is the result of the performance of an employee's duties, previously called blood spill.
Infectious Disease
Disease caused by pathogenic (harmful) microorganisms that enter the body. An infectious disease may or may not be spread from one person to another.
Inflammation
Condition in which a part of the body reacts ti protect itself from injury, irritation, or infection, characterized by redness, heat, pain, and swelling.
Occupational disease
Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment such as prolonged and repeated overexposure to certain products or ingredients.
Parasitic disease
disease caused by parasites, such as lice, mites, and ringworm.
Pathogenic Disease
Disease produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Systemic Disease
Disease that affects the body as a whole, often due to under-or-over functioning of internal glands or organs. This disease is carried through the blood stream or the lymphatic system.
OSHA
U.S Department of labor to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.
SDS
Contains information on a product such as the name of potentially hazardous ingredients, safe use and handling, precautions to risk, flammability warnings, disposable guidelines, and first aid information.
EPA
Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the U.S.
Tuberculocidal disinfectants
Proves to kill bacteria that causes tuberculosis
Infection
The invasion of body tissues by disease- causing pathogenic bacteria.
Bactericidal
capable of destroying bacteria
Fungicidal
Capable of destroying fungi
Virucidal
capable of destroying viruses
Bacteria
Harmful or harmless microorganism
Nonpathogenic
Harmless organisms safe to come into contact with because it does not cause disease.
Pathogenic
Harmful bacteria that may cause disease or infection.
Virus
Parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms.
Cocci
round shaped bacteria that appear alone or in groups.
Bacilli
Rod shaped bacteria. The most common bacteria and produce disease such as tetanus (lockjaw), Typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria
Spirilla
Spiral corkscrew shaped bacteria. Subdivided into groups. Can cause syphilis
Staphylococci
Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes. Cause pustules, abscesses, and boils.
Streoptococci
Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads. Cause Step throat and blood poisoning.
Diplococci
Spherical bacteria that grows in pairs can cause pneumonia.
Motility
Self movement
Flagella
Slender, hairlike extensions certain bacteria use to move.
Pus
Fluid created by tissue
Local infection
Infection confined to a particular part of the body indicated by a lesion containing pus. Such as a pimple
Parasites
Organisms that grow, feed, shelter on or in other living organisms.
Hepatitis
Disease marked by inflammation of the liver and caused by a bloodborne virus similar to HIV/AIDS in transmission. It is present in the body fluids of an infected individual.
Hepatitis B
Long Term. cause cirrhosis and/or liver cancer. Flu like symptoms. Transmitted through sexual activity, blood transfusions or sharing a needle.
Hepatitis C
Progress slowly, may not show symptoms. Symptoms may be fatigue and stomach pain. Transmitted through sexual contact. There is no vaccine.
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus that cause AIDS which breaks down the body's immune system.