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| policy | A course of action chosen that controls future decisions, such as a center's health policy. |
| communicable diseases | Illnesses that can be passed on to other people. |
| sanitizing | Process of removing dirt or soil and a small amount of bacterica from surfaces. |
| disinfecting | The process of eliminating germs from surfaces. |
| universal infection and control precautions | Processes practiced to prevent accidental exposure to any microorganism that can cause infection. |
| foodborne illness | An illness caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria, toxins, parasites, or viruses. |
| first aid | Immediate treatment given for injuries, including those that are life-threatening.l |
| wound | Damage to the surface of the skin or body tissue. |
| abrasion | A scrape that damages a portion of the skin, such as a skinned knee, scratched arm, or rope burn. |
| rabies | A disease caused by viral infection or the nervous system and brain. Rabies is transmitted through the saliva of a rabid animal. |
| burn | An injury caused by heat, radiation, or chemical agents, generally classified by degree or depth. |
| first-degree burn | Burn to the top layer of skin. It is the least severe of all burns. Signs. include redness or mild discoloration, pain, and mild swelling. |
| second-degree burn | Burn causing damage to underlying layers of skin, requiring medical treatment. This burn is marked by pain, blistering, swelling, and discoloration. |
| third-degree burn | Burn that destroys the skin layer and nerve endings, requiring prompt medical attention. |
| head lice | Small bugs that make their homes on the hair and scalp and feed on human blood. |
| asthma | A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes labored breathing, gasping, coughing, and wheezing. |
| epilepsy | A convulsive disorder caused by damage to the brain causing a person to have periodic seizures. |
| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | A virus that breaks down the body's immune system, eventually causing the disease AIDS. |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. The virus breaks down the body's immune system, leaving the body vulnerable to disease. |
