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| asepsis | a condition free from germs |
| Bio-hazard | anything tht is harmful or potentially harmful to humans, otherspecies, or the environment |
| Blood-borne | Carried by the blood ro found in the blood |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA |
| Contact | Direct or indirect transmission of a communicable disease from the host to a healthy person |
| Contamiated | to no longer be clean or sterile |
| decontamination | to no longer be clean or sterile |
| Dropet | Extremely small drops of liquid, such as occurs wih a sneeze. Can carry infectious organisms |
| exposure | to be in contact with an infected person or agent |
| germ | a microorganism, expecially one that causes disease |
| gloves | a rotective covering for the hands |
| gown | covering made of cloth or paper used to protect the clothing of a caregiver from contamination |
| hand washing | a technique used by medical personnel to clean the hands of transient germs and dirt |
| hepatitis | an inflammation of the liver most commonly caused by one of five hepatitis viruses. Can also be caused by other viruses, bacteria, parasites, drugs, and chemical |
| host | the organism from whcih a parasite obtains its nourishment |
| infectious | producing an infection |
| isolation | the separation of infected persons from others |
| microorganism | very small living organism not seen by the naked eye |
| nutrients | elements or chemical compounds necessary for the body's proper functioning. |
| nosocomial | infecion acquired in a hospital |
| pathogen | a microorganism or substance capable or producing a disease |
| portal | the avenue by which infectious organisms gain access to the body |
| precaution | taking steps to prevent an unwanted outcome |
| reservoir | any person, animal, plant or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives |
| resident | living in one place |
| sharps | medical objects that cause punctures or cuts |
| sterilize | to destroy all organisms |
| susceptible | likely to be infected, as with an infection |
| tb | tuberculosis |
| trans | a prefix meaning across, over, beyond, or ethrough |
| trasient | not lastinng |
| virus | The smalolest organism that can be seen by an electron microscope |
