![]() Reservoir: it means a place where micro-organisms can survive, multiply and await transfer to a susceptible host. Refuse: the unwanted or discarded waste material from houses, street sweepings, commercial, industrial and agricultural operations arising from man’s activities. Quarantine: it is the detention or isolation of well persons who have come in contact with infectious diseases for a period of time equal to the longest incubation period of that disease. Prophylactic: measures taken to prevent a disease. the respiratory tract, the digestive tract, genitourinary tract, the skin. The pathways by which the microorganism enters the body are called the portals of entry, E.g. Portals of entry: portal = a door or entrance. ![]() Pathogenic: micro-organism that are capable of producing disease. ![]() A client develops an infection that are not present or was incubating at the time of admission to the health care setting. Nosocomial Infection: it refers to hospital acquired infection. Isolation: it is the separation of infected persons from the non-infected persons for the period of communicability under conditions which will prevent the transmission of infection to others. Immunization: it is the act of creating immunity artificially against a particular disease. It is the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or micro-organisms resulting in disease. Infection: the entry and development (multiplication) of a disease producing agent in the body. E.g., cups, spoons, linen toys, bedpans etc.įumigation: it is the process of disinfection by exposure to the fumes of a vaporized germicide. It is applied particularly to agents used on inanimate objects.ĭroplet infection: it is the infection of the individual by means of fine particles of saliva and mucus that are expelled from the mouth and nose of another person during coughing, sneezing or speaking.įomites: objects which have been in contact with a contagious disease and are capable of transmitting that disease are called fomites. Terminal disinfection: it means the disinfection of the client’s unit with all the articles (furniture, linen, mattress, pillows, utensils etc) used by the client on his discharge, death or release from isolation.ĭisinfectant: an agent which kills pathogenic organisms. Colonization: it occurs when a micro-organism is present or invades a host, grows and multiplies there but does not cause disease or infection.Ĭomplication: a new illness or condition that arises during the course of another illness or condition.ĭisinfection: it means destroying of all the pathogenic organisms.Ĭoncurrent disinfection: it is the immediate disinfection of all contaminated articles and bodily discharges during the course of the disease.
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