| A | B |
|---|
| medical asepsis | practices used to prevent the spread of infection |
| immunity | ability of the body to resist disease |
| generalized | infection that has spread throughout the body |
| localized | infection confined to one area of the body |
| nosocomial | infection that starts in the health care facility |
| normal flora | microbes that are helpful to the function of the body |
| susceptibility | bodys ability to resist infection, determined by age,health, nutrition, medications |
| pathogens | microbes that cause disease |
| bacteria | microorganisms that can be eliminated with antibiotics |
| viruses | tiny, cannot be killed by antibiotics |
| droplet method | spread limited to 3 feet, sneezing, coughing, heavy |
| direct contact | infection spread by touching the person who is sick |
| indirect contact | spread by touching things that have come into contact with the sick person, clothes, linen, surfaces |
| vectors | insects and small animals that carry disease |
| chain of infection | 6 factors necessary fo an infection to develop |
| handwashing | most important method of preventing the spread of infection |
| linen storage | clean and soiled should be seperated by at least a room's width |
| bloodborne pathogens | spread by contact with blood, body fluids, body secretions, excretions, mucous membranes NOT SWEAT |
