Chain of Infection
This is an infectious agent.
What is a pathogen?
This type of transmission occurs with direct contact of lesions or body fluids.
What is direct contact?
This is the name given to a person unable to resist infection.
What is a susceptible host?
This is the most critical form of PPE.
What are gloves?
This is the agency whose recommendations are required by law.
What is OSHA?
This is the name given to non-hazardous, non-regulated waste.
What is general waste?
This is any bacteria, virus, fungus, parasite, spore or prion.
What is indirect transmission?
These are the 4 types of infection. You must give at least 2 examples to get the points.
what are acute, chronic, latent, and opportunistic?
This is when you need to wash your hands.
This is the most important infection control law in dentistry.
What is the Blood-borne Pathogens Standard?
This is the name given to waste contaminated with blood or OPIM.
What is infectious waste?
This word describes the degree of pathogenicity, or strength of an organism to cause disease.
What is virulence?
This type of transmission occurs through droplet infection.
What is airborne transmission?
What type of infection means the symptoms are often severe and appear quickly after infection?
What is an acute infection?
This is the purpose of protective clothing.
What is protection of the skin and underclothing from blood and OPIM?
These are the categories of employees required to have infection control training.
What are categories I and II?
This is the name given to waste posing a risk to humans or the environment.
What is hazardous waste?
This is the name of the place where microorganisms normally live and reproduce.
What is a reservoir?
This is how blood-borne pathogens gain access to the blood supply.
What is parenteral?
This is the type of immunity present at birth?
What is inherited immunity?
This is the filtration efficacy recommended for facemasks?
What is 95%?
This is the length of time an employer must keep confidential employee medical records?
How long is 30 years?
These are the requirements for a sharps disposal container.
What is puncture-resistant, closable, leak-proof, and color-coded or labeled with the biohazard label?
What are humans, animals, food, water, bioburden, infectious waste, inanimate objects, etc
This is the type of transmission that occurs when food or water is contaminated with fecal matter.
What is food and water transmission?
What type of immunity is received through maternal antibodies?
This is the appropriate procedure for handling a torn glove during a procedure.
What is excuse yourself, remove gloves, wash hands, reglove?
This is the category of occupational exposure for dental assistants.
What is category I?
This is where you dispose of contaminated needles.
What is the sharps container?