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| What is the difference between medical and surgical aspesis? |
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medical - refers to the measures taken to control and reduce the number of pathogens present
Surgical - refers to 'sterile technique'. |
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| microorganism that can harm humans |
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| a term that means poisoning of tissues, often used to describe the presence of infection. |
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| transport of an infection or the products of an infection via the blood. |
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| Chain of infection – define Infectious Agent. |
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| a pathogen that can cause disease. |
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| Chain of infection - define Source. |
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| a reservoir for a pathogen to wait to infect. |
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| Chain of infection - define Portal of Exit. |
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| a method that the pathogen uses to leave the source (i.e. respiratory tract, urinary tract etc). |
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| Chain of infection - define Mode of Transmission. |
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| the way for the microbe to get from reservoir to another person. |
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| Chain of infection - define Portal of Entry. |
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| a doorway into an uninfected person. (i.e. respiratory tract, urinary tract etc). |
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| Chain of infection - define Susceptible Host. |
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| the person whose immune system may be unable to withstand the invasion of pathogens. |
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