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asepsis
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Being free of disease-producing microbes
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biohazarus waste
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Items contaminated with blood, bodily fluids, secretions, or excretions; bio means life and hazrdous means dangerous or harmful.
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carrier
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A human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have the signs and symptoms of infection.
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clean technique
medical asepsis |
Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique.
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communicable disease
contagious disease |
A disease caused by pathogens that spread easily
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contamination
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The process of becoming unclean.
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disinfection
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The process of destroying pathogens.
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healthcare-associated infecton *HAI"
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An infection that eevelops in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given; the infection is related to receiving health care.
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infection
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A disease resulting from the invasion and the growth of microbes in the body.
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medcal asepsis
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Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person to another person or place; clean technique.
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microbe
mircroorganism |
A small (micro) living plant or animal (organism) seen only with a microscope.
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non-pathogen
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A mircobe that does not usually cause an infection.
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pathogen
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A microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection.
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sterile
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The absence of all microbes.
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sterilization
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The process of destroying all microbes.
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