Hand Hygiene
Germs and Cooties
Microbes
Basic Infection Prevention
Holiday Fun
100

You should wash your hands with soap and water for at least this long?

20 seconds

100

This virus can send chills down your spine and causes seasonal illness?

What is Influenza

100

These tiny organisms include bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites and can cause illness?

What are germs

100

PPE helps keep people safe in the hospital from getting others' germs. It stands for what? 

What is Personal Protective Equipment

100

These marshmallow candies can be shaped like chicks and are an Easter classic?

What are Peeps.

200

One time when you should perform hand hygiene is this?

What is before eating, after the restroom, entering and leaving a patient room, after patient care, when changing gloves etc. 

200

What is one way to protect yourself against cooties (and other infections like the flu or measles)?

What are vaccines?

200

RSV is this type of germ?

What is a virus

200

Cleaning removes dirt, but this process kills all the germs?

What is disinfection?

200

This 3 week basketball tournament in March can make people go crazy?

What is March Madness


300

This is one song you could sing while washing your hands to make sure you scrub for the appropriate amount of time?

ABCs or Happy Birthday x 2

300

Germs can live up to how long on surfaces?

What is 6 months

300

Athlete's foot is caused by this type of germ? 

What is fungus? 

300

Name two parts of respiratory etiquette?

What is cover your cough, wash your hands after you cough/sneeze, wear a mask, stay home when sick.

300

Pseudomonas can cause a wound to turn this color, the same color Chicago dyes their river every year for St. Patrick's Day?

What is green.

400

This chemical in hand sanitizer kills most germs?

What is alcohol

400

This virus can linger in the air and caused a global pandemic starting in 2019?

What is Covid 19 

400

E coli is this type of germ?

What is a bacteria?

400

Touching this part of your body with unwashed hands can introduce germs?

What is your face?

400

Known for their bright colors, this Easter favorite can give you Salmonella if left out too long?

What are eggs.

500

This is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections?

Hand Hygiene. 

500

What creepy crawly that can live in your hair is where the name cootie came from?

What is lice 

500

The plague is transmitted through fleas and caused by this type of germ?

What is a parasite

500

These are two types of germ transmission?

What is direct contact, indirect contact, droplet, airborne, vectorborne

500

According to tradition, this happens if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

What is get pinched.

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