Who's that Pathogen?
This pathogen can come in 3 shapes: spherical (coccus), rod (bacillus), and spiral (spirilla)
What is a bacteria?
Strep Throat, meningitis, tuberculosis
What are Bacteria?
A small, stagnant pond is home to many pathogenic protozoa. What link in the chain of infection does this pond represent?
What is a Reservoir?
This term is defined as "An absence of disease-causing microorganisms."
What is Asepsis?
Which "lovely place" do the Eagles say "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave?"
What is the Hotel California?
These plant-like pathogens often present in the body as a form of yeast or mold.
What are fungi?
Hookworms, Trichinosis
What are Helminths?
Breaks in the skin and mucous membranes are common examples of this link in the COI.
What is Portal of Entry?
A surgeon cleans a patient's skin with betadine before making an incision. This is an example of which aseptic technique?
What is Antisepsis?
In which year did Microsoft release the operating system Windows 95?
What is 1995?
These very small pathogens cannot reproduce unless they are inside another living cell.
What are viruses?
The common cold, measles, mumps, hepatitis
What are viruses?
What happens when the chain of infection is broken?
What is "The pathogen will stop spreading/die?"
Bleach and zepharin are both used in this aseptic process.
What is Disinfection?
Once the name of a now-defunct Atlanta hockey team, this is the state bird of Georgia.
What is the Brown Thrasher?
These single-celled animal-like pathogens can be found in decayed materials, contaminated water, or insect bites.
What are protozoa
Typhus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
What are Rickettsia?
Which chain link describes how a pathogen travels from person to person?
What is Mode of Transmission?
An instrument that uses heat, steam, and pressure to sterilize medical equipment is called this.
What is an Autoclave?
This spring blooming "grandmotherly" tree shares a name with my dog.
What is a Willow?
Parasitic microorganisms that are commonly found in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites.
What are rickettsia?
Amoebic dysentery, malaria
What are Protozoa?
For the sequence in the chain below, fill in the blank:
Reservoir --> _________ --> Mode of Transmission
What is Portal of Exit?
Following handwashing protocol and properly disposing of needles are 2 examples of these.
What are Standard Precautions?
All the instruction paragraphs for your tests this year have ended with this phrase.
What is "May the Force be with you?"