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Infection Control Terms

Terms and definitons for Infection Control
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Aerobic
Bacteria
Communicable
Contaminated
Endemic
Endogenous
Epidemic
Epidemiologist
Epidemiology
Exogenous
Fungi
Infectious Disease
Micro organism
Nosocomial
Non-Pathogens
Opportunistic
Pandemic
Pathogens
Protozoa
Virus
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
Distal
1 celled animal-like
1 celled multiply rapidly
away from midline
bad germs
closer to trunk
disease outbreak in an area
farther from the trunk
good germs
infection acquired within health care facility
Infection occurs when body’s defense is down
organisms & pathogens present
originates outside the body
originates within the body
person studies disease outbreaks
plant-like organism
refers to ongoing presence of a disease in a population
results from an invasion of micro organisms
small living organism, seen with microscope
Smallest, not an organism
towards the midline
tracing the occurrence of health related events
transmitted person to person
with oxygen
world wide outbreak
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