Asepsis, PPE

Question 1

Aerobic

Answer 1

requiring oxygen

Question 2

Anerobic

Answer 2

living without air

Question 3

Antibody

Answer 3

immunoglobin produced by the body in response to a specific antigen

Question 4

Antigen

Answer 4

foreign material capable of inducing a specific immune response

Question 5

Antimicrobial

Answer 5

antibacterial agent that kills bacteria or suppresses their growth

Question 6

Asepsis

Answer 6

absence of disease-producing microorganisms; using the lungs; synonym for suffocation

Question 7

Disinfection

Answer 7

process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic organisms except spores

Question 8

Endogenous

Answer 8

infection in which the causative organism comes from microbial life the person himself or herself harbors

Question 9

Exogenous

Answer 9

infection in which the causative organism is acquired from outside the host

Question 10

Iatrogenic

Answer 10

infection that occurs as a result of a treatment or diagnostic procedure

Question 11

Infection

Answer 11

disease state resulting from pathogens in or on the body

Question 12

Isolation

Answer 12

protective procedure designed to prevent the transmission of specific microorganisms; also called protective aseptic techniques and barrier techniques

Question 13

Nosocomial

Answer 13

hospital-inquired infection

Question 14

Pathogens

Answer 14

disease-producing microorganism

Question 15

Reservior

Answer 15

natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms

Question 16

Standard Precautions

Answer 16

CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines universal and body substance precautions

Question 17

Vector

Answer 17

nonhuman carriers, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and lice, that transmit organisms from one host to another

Question 18

Virulence

Answer 18

ability to produce disease