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| Being free of disease-producing microbes. |
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| Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions. |
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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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| communicable disease (contagious disease) |
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| A disease caused by pathogens that spreads easily. |
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| The process of becoming unclean. |
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| The process of destroying pathogens. |
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| A disinfectant applied to the skin, tissues, or non-living objects. |
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| healthcare-associated infection (HAI) |
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| An infection that develops 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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| Protection against a certain disease. |
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| A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body. |
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| Practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection. |
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| medical asepsis (clean technique) |
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| Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place. |
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| A small living plant or animal seen only with a microscope. |
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| A microbe that does not usually cause an infection. |
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| Microbes that live and grow in a certain area. |
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| A microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection. |
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| The environment in which a microbe lives and grows. |
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| A bacterium protected by a hard shell. |
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| The absence of all microbes. |
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| A work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens (including spores). |
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| The process of destroying all microbes. |
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| surgical asepsis (sterile technique) |
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| The practices that keep items free of all microbes. |
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| Giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infectious disease. |
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| A preparation containing dead or weakened microbes. |
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