PREVNEXTSUBMITMenuResourcesGlossaryNotesClear and return to MenuSearch ResultsFilterSlide TextNotesSearch in:Check to includeSearch...TermsDefinitionFINISHfinishdefinitionresourcessearchpauseplayreplaysubmitnextpreviousvolumeSUBMIT ALLsubmit allQuestion ListMore infoSend an emailCloseBioExit<html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Occurs when infected particles remain in air and are breathed in or ingested by another person.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Occurs when a person has direct or indirect contact with infected blood or body fluids.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, that are present in human blood and bodily fluids and can infect and cause disease in other humans (e.g., Ebola, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, Malaria, Syphilis).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Center for Disease Control, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>In this stage of the Infectious Process, the infected individual may have some signs and symptoms and can transmit pathogens to another person.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>In the Infection Process, it is the time from onset of signs and symptoms until resolution or death.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates. The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>A specific event job where there is contact between your eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin and your patient’s blood or other potentially infectious material.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Single use gloves (latex or non-latex) that are usually packaged in bulk boxes (used to protect skin from exposure to contaminated equipment or surfaces and exposure to blood, other body fluids, or contact with mucous membranes).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Gloves that are wrapped in individual and sterile packaging (used in surgery and insertion of central lines or urinary catheters or other procedures that require aseptic technique such as wound dressing or mixing IV fluids).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Gloves are used when handling medical waste or red bag trash, or when cleaning up body fluid spills.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Hepatitis B Virus</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Hepatitis C Virus</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Human Immunodeficiency Virus</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>In the Infection Process, it is the time between exposure and presentation of symptoms (can range from days, to months, to years).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Occurs when a person touches a contaminated object or surface and then transfers the contaminated material to his or her mouth, eyes, nose, or open skin (e.g., contact with contaminated door handle or a droplet of blood left on a surface).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Process of injecting directly into the marrow of a bone to provide a non-collapsible entry point into the systemic venous system (technique may be used in emergency situations to provide fluids and medication when IV access is not available or is not feasible).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>In this phase of the Infectious Process, the individual is infected by the pathogen but is not contagious and cannot transmit the pathogen to others.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Tiny living things, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Pathway by which a pathogen enters a body.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Open wounds and other areas of dermatitis (e.g., hang-nails, cuts, chafing, abrasions, etc.).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Other Potentially Infectious Material (e.g., semen, vaginal secretions, vomit, urine, feces, cerebrospinal (head), amniotic (birth fluid), peritoneal (abdomen), pericardial (heart), pleural (lung/chest), synovial (joints), saliva, any other fluid where blood is visible, any unfixed tissue or organ from a human, living or dead).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Labor.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Harmful, disease-producing microorganisms.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Exposures include needle sticks, sharp injuries, as well as splashes leading to exposure of the skin or mucosa to blood.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Personal Protective Equipment (e.g., eyewear, masks, aprons, gowns, goggles, and gloves).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Waste that requires special handling (e.g., liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious material; items that are contaminated with liquid or semi-liquid blood or OPIM; items that are caked with blood or OPIM, contaminated sharps, and pathological (lab) waste).</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>The point of time in the Infectious Process when antibodies are developed by the body in response to the pathogen, and a previously negative blood screen for the pathogen is now positive.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>Occurs when pathogens pass from one person to another during sexual intercourse and/or intimate contact.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>In order to avoid infection, treat ALL human blood and other potentially infectious material as if they are infected with bloodborne pathogens.</textformat></html><html><textformat leading='0' tabstops='[0, 48, 96]' blockindent='0' indent='0'>World Health Organization</textformat></html>