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1.Agent
2.resevoir
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host |
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Definition
| antibodies (formed through exposure) |
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Term
| nonspecific body defenses |
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Definition
normal flora
inflammation
organ response (diarrhea, coughing) |
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Definition
| relative power and degree of pathogenicity |
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Term
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Definition
| acquired after a procedure |
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Term
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Definition
person to person
person to inanimate object
(MRSA, VRSA) |
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Term
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Definition
| within 3 ft of someone (flu) |
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Term
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Definition
| greater than 3 ft. (TB, measles, varicella) |
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Term
| standard precautions (tier 1) |
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Definition
PPE, gloves, gown, masks
for: blood, bodily fluids, non-tact skin, mucous membranes, contaminated items |
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Term
| standard precautions (tier 2) |
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Definition
used in addition to PPE
for: contact, droplet, or airborne precautions |
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Term
| Stages of Natural History Of Disease |
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Definition
1. Pre-exposure - factors leading to problem
2. Pre-clinical - exposure, no symptoms
3. Clinical - symptoms
4. Resolution - normal, chronic, death |
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Term
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Definition
Incubation - pre-clinical stage
Prodrom and Illness - symptoms
Convalescence - resolution |
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Term
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Definition
Primary Prevention - vaccination
Seconday Prevention - early detection (mammogram)
Tertiary Prevention - treating/rehabilitation |
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Definition
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Definition
| cancer, HIV/AIDS, corticosteroids, geriatric, young, immunocompromised (highest risk) |
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Definition
T-lymphocytes, macrophages kill
for: fungi, foreign tissue |
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Term
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Definition
IgM - initial contact (means has disease)
IgG - most abundant, (measured by titer, takes 10 days)
for: bacteria, viruses |
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Term
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Definition
environment: food, h2o, tubing, nosocomial
human body: hands, infectious state |
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Definition
| skin, mucous membranes, respiratory track, GI tract,urinary tract, blood, purulent drainage |
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