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| A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isolation category designed to prevent transmission of infectious diseases, such as measles, that are spread by the airborne route |
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| A person who harbors an organism, has no symptoms or signs of disease, but is capable of spreading the organism to others |
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| A CDC isolation category designed to prevent transmission of diseases spread by close or direct contact |
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| A CDC isolation category designed to prevent transmission of diseases spread through the air over short distances |
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| Inanimate objects, such as bed rails, linens, or eating utensils, that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve as a means of their transmission |
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| A pathological condition caused by growth of microorganisms in the host |
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| The practice of limiting the movement and social contact of a patient who is potentially infectious or who must be protected from exposure to infectious agents; quarantine |
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| Not normally causing disease in a healthy individual |
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| An infection acquired in a hospital or health care facility |
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| An isolation category designed to protect highly susceptible patients from exposure to infectious agents; reverse isolation |
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| A set of comprehensive safety guidelines designed to protect patients and health care workers by requiring that all patients and all body fluids, body substances, organs and unfixed tissues be regarded as potentially infectious |
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