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Infection Control
1. Small living plant or animals that are visible to
naked eye:
Microorganisms (microbes)
2. Microorganisms that require oxygen to live:
Aerobic organisms
3. Microorganisms that live in absence of oxygen:
Anaerobic organisms
4. Microbes that are referred to as “germs”:
Pathogens
5. Microorganisms that are not harmful:
Non-pathogens
6. Medical term meaning absence of diseaseproducing microbes:
Asepsis
7. The process that prevents growth of pathogens:
Antisepsis
8. Single, best way to prevent spread of pathogens:
Hand-washing
9. Process that destroys all microbes:
Sterilization
10. Equipment that uses steam under pressure to
sterilize:
Autoclave
11. Rules healthcare employees must follow to prevent
contact with infectious materials:
Standard Precautions
12. A contagious, easily transmitted disease:
Communicable disease
13. An infection acquired in a hospital or clinic:
Nosocomial infection
14. Infections that originate within the body:
Endogenous infections
15. Infections that originate outside the body:
Exogenous infections
16. An infection that occurs when body defenses are
weak:
Opportunistic infection
17. Illness without a known cause:
Idiopathic disorder
18. One-cell, rapidly multiplying plants that are
classified by shape & arrangement:
Bacteria
19. Spherical bacteria arranged in pairs causing
gonorrhea & meningitis:
Diplococci
20. Rod-shaped bacteria causing tetanus, typhoid,
tuberculosis, diphtheria, botulism, & whooping
cough:
Bacilli
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21. Spherical bacteria arranged in chains causing strept
throat & rheumatic fever:
Streptococci
22. Spherical bacteria arranged in large clusters causing
infections such as boils, wound infections, & toxic
shock:
Staphylococci
23. Small bacterium that lives in live, fleas, ticks, &
mites causes typhus & Rocky Mountain spotted
fever:
Rickettsiae
24. Plant-like organisms that live on dead organic
matter:
25. Two common fungi:
Fungi
26. Fungal infection involving feet:
Athlete’s foot
27. Yeast-like fungus that lives in mouth and digestive
tract & can infect host when individual is in
weakened state:
28. Oral infection from Candida is called:
29. One-celled animal-like microbes found in soil,
decayed materials, & contaminated water:
30. Smallest known infectious agents; cell fragments
that can cause diseases such as measles, polio,
hepatitis, common cold, warts, AIDS:
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Yeast & molds
Candida
Thrush
Protozoa
Viruses