| A | B |
|---|
| microorganism that enters the body through the blood or through other body fluids | bloodborne pathogen |
| method of getting from one place to another | mode of transmission |
| person to person transmission | direct transmission |
| contact with the infected object or person that has the pathogen | contact transmission |
| transmitted via a contaminated object | indirect transmission |
| food or water carries the pathogen | vehicle transmission |
| an insect or animal carries the pathogen | vector transmission |
| pathogens spread through the air, pathogens so small they remain floating in the air for some time | airborne transmission |
| how a pathogen exits the body | portal of exit |
| how a pathogen enters the body | portal of entry |
| where a pathogen lives/ is held | reservoir |
| the pathogen that can cause an illness | infectious agent/causative agent |
| a person who is more likely to be unable to fight off an infection for some reason | susceptible host |
| an infection you get in a hospital or nursing home | nosocomial infection |
| a plan that identifies tasks within a job that potentially expose a worker to infection, plans how to protect them and reduce risks | infection control plan |
| six links that need to be broken in order to prevent infection | chain of infection |
| harmful microorganism | pathogen |
| no pathogen is present | asepsis |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | OSHA |
| 1991 law that requires healthcare facilities to protect everyone from bloodborne health hazards | Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
| treating all people and all blood and body fluids as if they are infected | Standard precautions |
| Specific additional precautions beyond Standard precautions based on a known infection | Transmission based precautions |
| pathogens do not stay suspended in the air and usually travel only short distances after being expelled | droplet transmission |
| all microorganisms are destroyed | sterilization |
| only pathogens are destroyed | disinfection |
| not contaminated with pathogens | clean |
| soiled, unclean, having pathogens | contaminated |
