Terminology: (Latest 2025/2026
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Infection -
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Pathogen that invades tissue and begins to grow
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Communicable disease -
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An infectious disease that can be transmitted from one person to another
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Virulence -
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The ability to produce disease
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, Immunocompromised -
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Impaired immune system
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Reservoir -
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A place where microorganisms survive and multiply
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Mode of transmission -
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how an infectious agent or susceptible host gets from one place to another
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Susceptibility -
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Degree of resistance to pathogens
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Systemic -
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Affects the entire body
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Inflammation -
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A protective vascular reaction that delivers fluids, blood products and nutrients to an area of injury
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HAI's -
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Healthcare associated infections or a break in infection prevention
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Exogenous -
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Found outside of an individual
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Endogenous -
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An individuals normal flora becomes altered with overgrowth
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Asepsis -
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Absence of disease producing microorganisms
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Medical asepsis -
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Techniques or measures that break the chain of infection
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Standard precautions -
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Universal precautions or measures used for all settings/all patients/at all times
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