| A | B |
|---|
| Asepsis | a condition free from germs |
| biohazard | anything that is harmful or potentially harmful to humans or the environment |
| blood borne | carried by the blood or found in the blood |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control |
| contact | direct or indirect transmission of a communicable disease from the host to a healthy person |
| contaminated | no longer clean or sterile |
| decontamination | the use of physical, chemical or other means to remove, inactivate or destroy harmful microorganisms from objects. |
| droplet | extremely small drops of liquid, such as occurs with a sneeze. |
| exposure | to be in contact with an infected person or agent. |
| germ | a microorganism, especially one that causes disease |
| gloves | protective covering for the hands |
| gown | covering made of cloth or paper used to protect the clothing of the caregiver from contamination |
| hand washing | technique used by medical personnel to clean the hands. |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| host | organism from which a parasite obtains its nourishment |
| infectious | producing an infection |
| isolation | separation of infected persons from others |
| microorganism | very small living organism not seen by the naked eye. May or may not cause disease. |
| nutrients | elements or chemical compounds necessary for the body's proper functioning. |
| nutrition | the process by which the elements and compounds necessary for the creation maintenance and restoration of the cels are made available to the body from food. |
| nosocomial | infection acquired in a hospital |
| pathogen | micoorganism or substance capable of producing a disease |
| portal | avenue by which inectious organisms gain access to the body |
| precaution | taking steps to prevent an unwanted outcome |
| reservoir | any person, animal or substance in whichan infectious agent normallly lives |
| resident | living in one place |
| sharps | medical objects that may couse punctures |
| sterilize | to destroy all organisms |
| susceptible | likely to be infected as with an infection |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| trans | prefix - across, over, beyond |
| transient | Not lasting |
| virus | Smallest organism that can be seen by an electron microscope. May or may not disease immediately |
