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Microorganisms are always present in the ______
Microorganisms are always present in the ______
environment
Infection pose severe problems to people at home, in the community, and in the ______ facilities
Infection pose severe problems to people at home, in the community, and in the ______ facilities
health care
ASEPSIS and INFECTION CONTROL in any health care setting should be an ______ effort among health care workers
ASEPSIS and INFECTION CONTROL in any health care setting should be an ______ effort among health care workers
onerous
Infection: An invasion of the body tissue by ______ and their proliferation there
Infection: An invasion of the body tissue by ______ and their proliferation there
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Asepsis: The absence of ______-producing microorganisms
Asepsis: The absence of ______-producing microorganisms
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Medical Asepsis: Practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of ______
Medical Asepsis: Practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of ______
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Surgical Asepsis Practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganism. Sterile Technique. Sepsis The presence of ______.
Surgical Asepsis Practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganism. Sterile Technique. Sepsis The presence of ______.
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Septicemia Transport of an ______ or the products of infection throughout the body or by blood.
Septicemia Transport of an ______ or the products of infection throughout the body or by blood.
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Carrier A person or an animal, who is without signs of illness but who harbors pathogens within his body that can be transferred to ______.
Carrier A person or an animal, who is without signs of illness but who harbors pathogens within his body that can be transferred to ______.
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Reservoir The natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of ______.
Reservoir The natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of ______.
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Transient flora or bacteria The microorganism picked up by the skin as a result of normal activities that can be removed ______.
Transient flora or bacteria The microorganism picked up by the skin as a result of normal activities that can be removed ______.
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Resident flora or bacteria The microorganism that normally live on a person’s ______.
Resident flora or bacteria The microorganism that normally live on a person’s ______.
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Sterilization The process by which all microorganisms including their ______ are destroyed.
Sterilization The process by which all microorganisms including their ______ are destroyed.
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Disinfectant A substance, usually intended for use on inanimate objects, that destroys pathogens but generally not the ______.
Disinfectant A substance, usually intended for use on inanimate objects, that destroys pathogens but generally not the ______.
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Contamination The process by which something is rendered unclean or ______.
Contamination The process by which something is rendered unclean or ______.
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Stages of Infectious Process 1. Incubation Period – Extends from the entry of microorganisms into the body to the onset of signs and ______.
Stages of Infectious Process 1. Incubation Period – Extends from the entry of microorganisms into the body to the onset of signs and ______.
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