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| Inanimate objects which are freshly contaminated with secretions or excretions from an infected person or carrier |
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| An antiviral protein produced by cells infected with a virus and by T cells lymphocytes |
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| A chemical that helps prevent abnormal blood clotting |
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| A chemical that makes capillaries more permeable |
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| Type of white blood cell that engulfs foreign particles |
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| Opportunistic Microorganisms |
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| Microorganisms that do not normally invade tissue but that are capable of causing infection or disease when introduced mechanically or when host resistance is lowered |
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| A substance which induces the formation of antibodies; may be introduced into the body or formed within the body |
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| Protein substance developed by the body in response to the presence of an antigen that counteracts the antigen |
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| A substance that is harmful to cells |
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| Specific illness or disorder characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms and attributed to heredity, infection, diet or environment |
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Sexually Transmitted Disease
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| Disease acquired as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected individual |
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| Very small masses of liquid carried in a spray from the nose or mouth which fall to surfaces upon expiration as liquid which are not really inhaled |
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| Persons who harbor pathogens without being sick themselves and who shed organisms into the environment |
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| Substance expelled by coughing or clearing the throat |
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| Bacterial toxins which diffuse from bacterial cells into surrounding medium |
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| Bacterial toxins which are liberated only when the bacterial cell is destroyed |
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| Agent through which microorganisms are transmitted |
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| Very small masses of liquid carried in a spray from the nose or mouth which evaporate before settling and remaining suspended in the air |
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| Transmissions of microorganisms from person to person or from object to person and vice versa |
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| The process of removing organisms from articles, rooms and linen after their use to make safe to handle; may involve terminal sterlization |
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| Process of sterilizing articles after they have been used and before putting them into circulation again |
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| Guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease control to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens |
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| Not susceptible or responsive to a disease or having high degree of resistance to a disease |
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| Type of white blood cell that assists in immunity; include T cells and B cells |
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| Inoculation with a vaccine |
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| Suspense of infectious agents given to establish resistance to an infectious disease |
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| Process of rendering a patients immune |
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| An antibody capable of neutralizing a specific toxin |
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| Any substance that brings on the manifestations of an allergy |
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| Abnormal hypersensitivity by an individual to one or more substances |
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