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AAMA - CMA Exam review - Infection Control The spread of disease is dependent on the _____ of __________ remaining unbroken. Answer- Chain Infection The goal of infection control is to stop ... the chain of infection from _________ the cycle to prevent disease. Answer- completing The first link of the chain of infection is the ______ _____. Answer- infective agent The infective agent can be a _____, _______, _____, _________ or __________. Answer- bacteria virus protozoa fungus rickettsia The second link of the chain of infection is _______ _____. Answer- reservoir host Reservoir hosts include people, insects, animals, food, water and ___________. Answer- objects The reservoir host is where the ________ resides prior to infecting a person. Answer- pathogen The third link of the chain of infection is the _________ of ____. Answer- portal exit The portal of exit is how the agent leaves the host to ______ to another. Answer- spread The fourth link of the Chain of Infection is ____________. Answer- Transmission Transmission can occur with _______ or __________ contact. Answer- direct indirect A _____ is an inanimate object that has been _________ with a pathogen. Answer- fomite contaminated Transmission is when a pathogen is picked up and deposited to the _______ of _____ or the fifth link in the chain of infection. Answer- portal entry A _____ is an insect or animal capable of passing a pathogen to a human host. Answer- vector The portal of entry on the susceptible host can be the digestive system, respiratory system or any ____ area in skin. Answer- open The sixth link in the chain of infection is the _________ host. Answer- susceptible ___ is a virus spread through blood or body fluids Answer- HIV __________ ________ or (_________) is a bacteria spread through sexual transmission. Answer- Neisseria gonorrhoeaa gonorrhea ____ are a group of fungi that spread through direct contact like clothing and likes moist environments. Answer- Tinia _______ spreads through vectors like mosquitoes and are a protozoa. Answer- Malaria The tick spreads _______ _________ which is a rickettsia. Answer- Lyme disease The types of infections are acute, chronic ________ and ____. Answer- latent slow _______ infections persist with periods of activity (outbreaks) and dormancy with an example being Herpes. Answer- latent ____ infections begin rapidly but lasts only a short time with an example being the common cold. Answer- acute _______ infections last for an extended time, even lifelong like Hepatitis B Answer- Chronic ____ infections progress slowly over a long period, such as untreated lyme disease or syphilis. Answer- slow ______ _______ are methods mandated by the ___ (acronym) to prevent the spread of infection in humans. Answer- Universal Precautions CDC Universal precautions are also known as _________ precautions. Answer- standard Standard precautions were first implemented in ___ in response to concern about the ______ of health care workers. Answer- 1985 safety The precautions include exposure to all ____, _______ _____, ____ that is not intact, and _______ _________. Answer- blood body fluids skin mucous membranes Standard precautions are part of the system of _______ precautions that are used with all patients regardless of their ________ by health care workers. Answer- barrier diagnosis In 1992 ____ (acronym) began enforcing work practice controls to _______ or __________ the risk of on the job exposure. Answer- OSHA reduce eliminate Barrier equipment is known as __________ _________ ________ or (___) and must be worn when even potentially exposed to a list of potentially infectious body fluids. Answer- Personal Protective Equipment PPE Any body fluid that is contaminated with ____ whether ______ or not requires PPE. Answer- blood visible The type of PPE worn is dependent on the _____________ of ___________ of _________. Answer- dependent possibility contamination Gloves must be worn at ___ times when exposed to listed body fluids. Answer- all _______, ___ protection and _____ are used if possible exposure is anticipated. Answer- Gowns eye masks OSHA requires that all employees exposed to blood-borne pathogens be offered a hepatitis B vaccine ____ of charge by the __________. Answer- free employer Employees can decline the hepatitis B vaccine but must sign a __________ form to be kept in their record. Answer- declination The first OSHA procedure for managing contamination is that ______ ___ be given including _________ or ________ of the exposed area. Answer- first aid washing flushing [Show More]

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