ASEPSIS

ASEPSIS
INFECTION – the growth of microorganisms in the
body tissue where they are not usually found.
ASYMPTOMATIC – if the microorganism
produces no clinical evidence of disease.
DISEASE – a detectable alteration in normal
tissue function.
VIRULENCE – ability to produce disease.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – ability of the
infectious agent to transmit to an individual by
direct or indirect contact, airborne or etc.
 TWO BASIC TYPE OF ASEPSIS
1. Medical – includes all practices intended to
confine a specific microorganism to a specific
area.
2. Surgical/Sterile Technique – refer to those
practices that keep an area or object free of all
microorganisms.

 SEPSIS – a condition in which acute organ

dysfunction occurs secondary to infection.
 TYPES OF MICROORGANISM
1. BACTERIA – common infection – causing
microorganism
2. VIRUS – consist primarily of nucleic acid and
therefore must enter living cells in order to
reproduce.
3. FUNGI - includes yeast and molds.
4. PARASITES – live on other microorganism.
They include protozoa such as the one that
causes malaria, helminths (worms) amd
arthropods (mites, fleas, ticks)
 TYPES OF INFECTION
COLONIZATION – is the process by which
strains of microorganisms become resident flora.
 Local infection – limited to the specific part of
the body where the microorganisms remain.
 Systemic Infection – when microorganism is
spread and damage different parts of the body
 Acute Infection – appears suddenly and last a
short time.
 Chronic Infection – occur slowly, over a very
long period and may last months.
 NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION

classified as infections that

originate in the hospital.