Module #3 

Antibiotic :: a drug that kills certain microbes that cause infection

Antisepsis :: the process, procedures, and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection

Asepsis :: the absence of disease::producing microbes

Carrier :: a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop infection

Clean technique :: “medical asepsis”

Contamination :: the process of becoming unclean

Disinfectant ::  a liquid chemical that can kill many or all pathogens except spores

Disinfection :: the proces of killing pathogens

Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) :: an infection that develops in a person cared for in any settinghere health care is given; the infection is related to receiving health care

Immunity :: protection against a certain disease

Infection :: 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 reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place

Microbe :: “micoorganism”

Microorganism :: a small living thing seen only with a microscope

Non::pathogen :: a microbe that does not usually cause an infection

Normal flora :: microbes that live and grow in a certain area

Pathogen :: a microbe that is harmful and can cause infection

Spore :: a bacterium protected by a hard shell

Sterile :: the absence of all microbes

Sterile field :: a work area free of all pathogens and non::pathogens 

Sterile technique :: the practices used to remove all microbes

Sterilization :: the process of destroying all microbes

Vaccination :: giving vaccine to produce immunity against an infectious disease

Vaccine :: a preparation containing dead or weakened microbes

Vector :: a carrier that transmits disease

Vehicle :: any substance that transmits microbes

Biohazardous waste :: items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions

Communicable disease :: a disease caused by a pathogen that spreads easily

Contagious disease :: “communicable disease”

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) :: the clothing or equipment worn by staff for protection against a hazard

CDC :: Center for Disease Control and Prevention

OPIM :: Other potentially infectious materials