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| a resistance of the body to infection in which the host produces its own antibodies in response to natural and artificial antigens |
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| those that generally appear suddenly or last a short time |
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| used for clients known to have or suspected of having serious illnesses transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns |
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| immunoglobulins, part of the body's plasme proteins, defend primarily against the extracellular phases of bacterial and viral infections |
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| a substance capable of inducing the formation of antibodies |
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| an agent that inhibits the growth of some microorganisms |
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| freedom from infection or infectious material |
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| an antigen that originates in a person's own body |
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| the most common infection-causing microorganisms |
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| potentially infectious organisms that are carried in and transmitted through blood or materials containing blood |
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| a person or animal that harbors a specific infectious agent and serves as a potential source of infection, yet does not manifest any clinical signs of disease |
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| also known as cell-mediated defenses, occur through the T-cell system |
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| infection that occurs slowly, over a very long period, and may last months or years |
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| free of potentially infectious agents |
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| the presence of organisms in body secretions or excretions in which strains of bacteria become resident flora but do not cause illness |
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| a disease that can spread from one person to another |
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| any person at increased risk for infection |
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| used for clients known or suspected to have serious illnesses easily transmitted by direct client contact or by contact with items in the client's enviroment (GI, respiratory, skin, or wound infections, etc.) |
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| laboratory cultivations of microorganisms in a special growth medium |
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| an alteration in body function resulting in a reduction of capacities or shortening of the normal life span |
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| agent that destroys microorganisms other than spores |
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| residue of evaporated droplets emitted by an infected host, such as someone with tuberculosis, that can remain in the air for long periods of time |
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| used for clients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by particle droplets larger than 5 microns (diptheria, microplasma, pneumonia) |
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| infection-causing microorganisms that include yeasts and molds |
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| young connective tissue with new capillaries formed in the wound healing process |
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| Health Care-Associated Infection (HAI) |
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| antibody-mediated defense; resides ultimately in the B lymphocytes and is mediated by the antibodies produced by B cells |
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| infections that are the direct result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures |
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| SEE Specific (immune) defenses |
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| a specific resistance of the body to infection; it may be natural, or resistance may develop after exposure to a disease agent |
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| the disease process produced by microorganisms |
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| local and nonspecific defensive tissue response to injury or destruction of cells |
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| practices that prevent the spread of infection and communicable disease |
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| an increase in the number of white blood cells |
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| an infection that is limited to the specific part of the body where the microorganisms remain |
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| all practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to specific area, limiting the number, growth, and spread of microorganisms |
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| bodily defenses that protect a person against all microorganisms, regardless of prior exposure |
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| infections that originate in a hospital |
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| skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties |
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| a microorganism causing disease only in a susceptible individual |
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| microorganisms that live in or on another from which it obtains nourishment |
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| (acquired) a resistance of the body to infection in which the host receives natural or artificial antibodies produced by another source |
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| the ability to produce disease; a pathogen is a microorganism that causes disease |
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| renewal, regrowth, the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or similar in structure and function |
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| a sourse of microorganisms |
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| microorganisms that normally reside on the skin and mucous membranes, adn inside the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts |
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| Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette |
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| calls for covering the mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, preferably into the crease of the inner elbow |
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| the presence of pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the blood or body tissues |
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| occurs when bacteremia results in systemic infections |
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| immune functions directed against identifiable bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other infectious agents |
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| Standard Precautions (SP) |
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| the risk of caregiver exposure to client body tissues and fluids rather than the suspected presence or absence of infectious organisms determines the use of clean gloves, gowns, masks, and eye protection |
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| a microorganism-free area |
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| practices that keep an area or object free of all microorganisms |
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| a process that destroys all microorganisms, including spores and viruses |
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| practices that keep an area or object free of all microorganisms; also called sterile technique |
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| occurs when pathogens spread and damage different parts of the body |
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| Universal Precautions (UP) |
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| techniques to be used with all clients to decrease the risk of transmitting unidentified pathogens; currently, standard precautions incorporate UP and BSI |
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| Vector-borne Transmission |
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| transport of an infectious agent from an animal or flying or crawling insect that serves as an intermediate means via biting or depositing feces or other materials on the skin |
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| Vehicle-borne Transmission |
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| transport of an infectious agent into a susceptible host via any intermediate substance (e.g. fomites or food) |
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| ability to produce disease |
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| nucleic acid-based infectious agents |
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