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HOSA Bowl- Infection Control


1. microorganisms: living organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye

2. pathogens: Microbes that cause disease

3. nonpathogens: microorganisms that are part of the normal flora of the body and

are beneficial in maintaining certain body processes.

4. aerobic: requires oxygen to live

5. anearobic: no oxygen is required

6. asepsis: absence of pathogens

7. antisepsis: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorgan-

isms

8. sterile: free of all microorganisms, pathogenic and nonpathogenic

9. contaminated: organisms and pathogens are present

10. disinfection: this is a process that destroys or kills pathogenic organisms (ex-

ample: bleach)

11. sterilization: a process that destroys all microorganisms, including spores and

viruses (example: chemicals, radiation, gas)

12. nosocomical infection: one acquired by an individual in a health-care facility
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such as hospital

13. opportunistic infection: Infections that occur when the body's defenses are

weakened

14. bacteria: one-celled microorganisms, some of which are beneficial and some of

which cause disease (tuberculosis, pertussis, strep throat)

15. protozoa: These are one-celled animal-like organisms often found in decayed

materials animal or bird feces, insect bites and contaminated water, pathogenic and

cause diseases such as malaria and aftrican sleeping sickness

16. fungi: These are simple, plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter.

Yeast and mold are two common forms that can be pathogenic. They cause diseases such

as ringworm, athletes foot and thrush

17. rickettsiae: These are parasitic microorganisms, which means they cannot live

outside the cells of another living organism . They are found in fleas , lice, ticks and

mites.

18. viruses: These are the smallest microorganisms, visible only using an electron

microscope.

They cannot reproduce unless they are inside another living cell. They are spread by

blood and body secretions.

They are difficult to kill by disinfectants and they are not affected by antibiotics. They
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