portal of exit
Medical term Infection Control and Safety
The route by which a pathogen leaves its reservoir.
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Related terms
- pathogenA microorganism that causes disease.
- reservoirThe place where a pathogen lives and multiplies, such as a person, animal or surface.
- N95 respiratorA tight-fitting respirator that filters very small airborne particles; it must be fit-tested.
- occupational exposureReasonably anticipated contact with blood or OPIM that may result from an employee's job duties.
- passive immunityImmunity from antibodies received from another source, such as an injection of antibodies.
- portal of entryThe route by which a pathogen enters a new host.
- protozoaSingle-celled organisms, some of which cause parasitic infections.
- regulated wasteLiquid or semi-liquid blood or OPIM, items caked or dripping with them, and contaminated sharps, all…
- sanitizationRemoving visible soil and debris from objects; cleaning must come before high-level disinfection or…
- sharpsObjects that can puncture or cut skin, such as needles, lancets, scalpels and broken glass.