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| Is the invasion of a susceptivle host by a pathogen or mucroorganism resulting in disease |
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| The presence and growth of microorganisms within a host bt without tissue invasion or damage |
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| Can be transmitted directly from one person to another |
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| Invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply |
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| If the pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms |
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| If clinical signs and symptoms are not present |
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| Ability to produce disease |
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| Has an impaired immune system |
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| A place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and await transfer to a susceptible host |
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An infectious agent or pathogen, Reservoir (multiplies, waits for host), Portal of exit (blood, urine, placenta), Mode of transmission (vectors, specific to each disease), Portal of entry (how it gets in), Host (susceptibility, nutritional status)
**Cycle can be broken at mode of transmission |
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| Affects one area or organ with local symptoms (i.e. pain) |
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| Affects entire body (i.e. fever, fatigue, confusion) |
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| localized or systemic, Only if multiply and alter function of tissue |
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| Health care-associated infections (HAIs) |
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| nosocomial infections, hospital acquired |
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| The absence of pathogenic microorganisms |
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| A process that eliminates many or all organisms, with the exception of bacterial spores, from inanimate objects |
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| The complete elimination or destruction of all microorganisms, including spores |
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| Cause and effect of infections and diseases |
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| Transmission-based Precautions |
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| Airbone, Droplet, Contact, Protective Environment |
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