A | B |
Infection | Invasion of susceptible host by microorgqanisms |
Microorganisms | Bacteria, viruses, fungi |
Colonization | Microorganism present, invades and multiplies but dopes not cause infection |
Communicable disease | Infectious disease transmitted from one person to another |
Virulence | Very pathogenic or rapidly progressing condition |
Nosocomial infection | Infection acquired during hospitalization |
Normal flora | Microorgainisms living on or within body and do not cause disease |
Carriers | Person who harbors and spreads an organism that causes disease in others but does not become ill |
Reservoir | Places where microorganisms can survive |
Portal of entry | Where organisms enter the body |
Pathogenicity | Ability of pathogenic agent to produce disease |
Pathogens | Microorganisms capable of producing disease |
Immunity | The quality of being susceptible to or unaffected by a disease |
Inflammation | Protective response of body tissues to irritation or injury |
Suprainfection | Secondary infection usually caused by an opportunistic pathogen |
Asceptic technique | Healthcare procedure in which precautions are used to prevent contamination by microorganisms |
Medical asepsis | Procedures used to reduce the number of microorganisms and prevnet spread |
Surgical asepsis | Procedures used to eliminate any microorganisms from an area |
Airborne precautions | Safeguards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious agents through air person breaths |
Contact precautions | Safeguards designed to reduce risk of transmission of microorganisms by direct or indirect contact |
Droplet precautions | Safeguards designed to reduce the risk of droplet transmission of infectious agents |