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| asepsis | being free of disease-producing microbes |
| biohazardous waste | items contaminated with blood, body fluids... |
| carrier | a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but doesn't show signs of infection |
| communicable disease | a disease caused by pathogens that spreads easily |
| contamination | the process of becoming unclean |
| disinfection | process of destroying pathogens |
| germicide | a disinfectant applied to the skin, tissues, or non-living objects |
| healthcare-associated infection (HAI) | an infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given |
| immunity | protection against a certain disease |
| infection | a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body |
| infection control | a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body |
| infection control | practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection |
| medical asepsis | practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place |
| microorganism | a small living plant or animal seen only wiht a microscope |
| non-pathogen | a microbe that does not usually cause an infection |
| normal flora | microbes that live or grow in a certain area |
| pathogen | a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection |
| reservoir | the invironment in which a microbe lives and grows; host |
| spore | a bacterium protected by a hard shell |
| sterile | the absence of all microbes |
| sterile field | work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens |
| sterilization | the process of destroying all microbes |
| vaccination | giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infectious disease |
