Enter Category NameCh. 15 Infection Control
What is AIDS?
This disease is the advanced stage of HIV infection that damages the immune system.
Not requiring oxygen to live or grow.
What is anaerobic?
This cleaning process uses sound waves to remove debris from tools.
What is cavitation?
These precautions are used for diseases spread by touching surfaces or people.
What are contact precautions?
A severe viral disease causing bleeding and organ failure.
What is Ebola?
Requiring oxygen to live or grow.
What is aerobic?
The absence of harmful microorganisms.
What is asepsis?
The process by which infections spread from one source to another.
What is the chain of infection?
Having harmful microorganisms present.
What is contaminated?
Originating within the body.
What is endogenous?
Safety measures to prevent spread of diseases through air (like masks, special rooms).
What are airborne precautions?
A machine that uses steam under pressure to sterilize equipment.
What is an autoclave?
This term means something has no visible dirt but may still have germs.
What is clean?
The process of killing many microorganisms on surfaces.
What is disinfection?
: This term describes a sudden increase of disease cases in one region.
Answer: What is an epidemic?
Not requiring oxygen to live or grow.
What is anaerobic?
These tiny single-celled organisms can be helpful or harmful.
What are bacteria?
Using chemicals to kill microorganisms on surfaces.
What is chemical disinfection?
The process of killing many microorganisms on surfaces.
What is disinfection?
Originating outside the body.
What is exogenous?
Safety measures to prevent spread of diseases through air (like masks, special rooms).
What are airborne precautions?
This term describes the use of germs as weapons.
What is bioterrorism?
A disease that can spread from person to person.
What is a communicable disease?
Measures to prevent spread through large respiratory droplets.
What are droplet precautions?
Objects that can carry infection
What are fomites?