Hand Disinfection. Hand Sanitization . Hand Washing . Scrubbing, Surgical . Surgical Scrubbing . Hand Washings . Sanitization, Hand . Washing, Hand . Washings, Hand . Disinfection, Hand . Handwashing . Surgical Scrub . The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms. . 1.00
Hand Sanitizers. Hand Antiseptics . Hand Disinfectants . Preparations used as alternatives or supplements to hand washing with soap and water to destroy microorganisms and prevent transmission of pathogens. The active ingredient may be ETHANOL; 1-PROPANOL; or POVIDONE-IODINE in a gel, foam, or liquid solution. . 0.86
Disinfection. Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc. . 0.77
Disinfectants. Biocides . Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed) . 0.59
Leprosy. Hansen Disease . Disease, Hansen . Disease, Hansen's . Hansens Disease . Leprosies . Hansen's Disease . A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid. . 0.58
