Ch. 12 Dental Disease and Infection control

Question 1

chain of infection

Answer 1

must have a pathogenic organism, location of the infectious source, a way for the course to leave or exit the reservoir, a mode of transmission, a portal of entry, the presence of a susceptible host.

Question 2

virulence

Answer 2

the reproducing power of a pathogen

Question 3

four main types of infections

Answer 3

acute, chronic, latent, opportunistic

Question 4

four stages of an infection

Answer 4

incubation, prodromal, acute, convalescent

Question 5

direct contact transmission

Answer 5

touching an infected lesion or coming in contact with contaminated blood and other bodily fluids, such as semen and saliva

Question 6

indirect contact transmission

Answer 6

when an individual comes in contact with inanimate objects such as a contaminated instruments, items, and surfaces

Question 7

droplet transmission

Answer 7

aka inhalation transmission, occurs through contaminated spray and spatter from use of a high speed handpiece

Question 8

parenteral transmission

Answer 8

can occur through needle sticks, cuts, bites, and other breaks in the skin

Question 9

innate immunity

Answer 9

includes the external barriers of the body, such as skin and mucous membranes

Question 10

active immunity

Answer 10

develops throughout one’s life

Question 11

passive immunity

Answer 11

borrowed from an outside source and lasts for a short period of time, such as antibodies in a mother’s breast milk

Question 12

universal precautions

Answer 12

treat all human blood and other bodily fluids as infectious

Question 13

standard precautions

Answer 13

use of PPE and other protective equipment

Question 14

exposure control plan

Answer 14

explains the specific exposure determination for employees to help minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens

Question 15

engineering control

Answer 15

the use of a device that minimizes the risk of exposure to infectious material