Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - late stages of HIV infection; characterized by secondary infections, Bacteria - single-celled, microscopic pathogens that can cause infection, Center for Disease Control (CDC) - a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that focuses on disease outbreaks and prevention in the United States of America, Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) - bacterial illness that can cause diarrhea and colitis; spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - a government agency with 11 divisions that oversee many programs focused on improving the health of Americans, Endogenous - originating from within the body, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - a government agency that recommends practices for maintaining the environment and determines appropriate chemicals for reducing the spread of infection in healthcare facilities while minimizing environmental risks, Exogenous - originating from outside the body, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - a government agency that regulates products in the food and drug industries and develops nutrition facts labels to help consumers make informed food choices, Fungi - any of a group of spore-producing parasitic organisms feeding on organic mat-ter, including molds, yeast, and mushrooms, Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) - an infection that is not present when a patient is admitted to a hospital or healthcare facility but develops 48 hours or more after admission, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - a federal law that makes it easier to obtain healthcare coverage and protects personal health information, Hepatitis B - chronic, potentially life-threatening form of hepatitis that is transmitted by blood or oth-er bodily fluids, usually during sexual contact or during childbirth, Hepatitis C - chronic hepatitis transmitted by blood or other bodily fluids, usually through blood transfusion or through the use of illegal drug needles; potentially life-threatening, Human Immunodificiency Virus (HIV) - virus that infects the cells of the immune system, reducing the body’s ability to fight disease; transmitted by blood exposure, sexual contact, sharing needles, or from an infected mother to infant, Infectious Agent - a pathogen that can cause infection, Mode of Transmission - the way in which a pathogen moves from its reservoir to a new host, MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) - a type of multi-drug resistant organism which is unaffected by most infection-battling drugs, particularly resistant to penicillin-related drugs, National Institues of Health (NIH) - a division of the HHS that conducts research and provides information toward improv-ing public health through 27 different agencies, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) - state agency that oversees the health and wellbeing of the residents of North Carolina,

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