Ch. 17

Question 1

T/F - Microbes can live in a “normal” state in or on the body in a non-disease or non-infectious state?.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Protozoa may be classified by what

Answer 2

Their motility

Question 3

Morphology, genetic constitution, and biochemistry are means to classify what?

Answer 3

Bacteria

Question 4

Infection as a result of intervention with physician

Answer 4

Iatrogenic

Question 5

Hepatitis B is an example of a virus transmitted by way of what?

Answer 5

Blood borne pathogens

Question 6

T/F - Medical asepsis reduces the number of infectious agents to zero by the use of sterilization?

Answer 6

False - surgical is to zero, medical isn’t all it’s just most

Question 7

T/F - As part of normal patient flora, staphylococci is present in the nasopharanx of almost every healthy individual?.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) is most commonly spread by what?

Answer 8

accidental needle sticks

Question 9

T/F - Foley catherization is considered an invasive procedure?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

A disinfectant that is applied topically to the skin

Answer 10

Antiseptic

Question 11

T/F - Skin serves as both a mechanical and chemical defense against microorganisms?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T/F - For most of us- our first encounter with microorganisms was at birth?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

T/F - pathogens travel a distance of 5 feet before dropping to the ground?

Answer 13

False - 3 ft

Question 14

A common fungi is:

Answer 14

Tinea pedis

Question 15

An animal or plant that harbors and nourishes a another organism is called:

Answer 15

Host

Question 16

Bacteria are:

Answer 16

procaryotic

Question 17

Which of the following terms describes the process of complete destruction or elimination of all living organisms?

Answer 17

Sterilization

Question 18

The most important way to prevent the spread of infection is:

Answer 18

Handwashing

Question 19

Microorganisms that cannot live outside a living cell and are unresponsive to antibiotics are called:

Answer 19

Viruses

Question 20

Which of the following microorgansims are able to ingest food particles and may be equipped with rudimentary or simple digestive systems?

Answer 20

protozoa

Question 21

The most important barrier to an individual fighting an infectious organism is which of the following:

Answer 21

Body’s immune system

Question 22

The patient most susceptible to a nosocomial infection is which of the following?

Answer 22

immuno-compromised patients

Question 23

Hospital acquired infections are called what

Answer 23

nosocomial

Question 24

Which of the following is a category of chemical environment control that is used topically?

Answer 24

antiseptics

Question 25

Which of the following categories of asepsis does hand washing fall within?

Answer 25

Medical asepsis

Question 26

A contaminated cassette is an example of which indirect infection transmission?

Answer 26

Fomite

Question 27

Which of the following diseases is spread by vector-protozoan transmission?

Answer 27

Plasmodium vivax

Question 28

Which of the two uses a mode of transmission that is considered direct contact?

Answer 28

Staphylococcal infection

Question 29

The engulfing and destroying of a foreign particle by a certain type of cell

Answer 29

Phagocytosis

Question 30

Rhinovirus is another name for:

Answer 30

common cold

Question 31

Which type of infectious microorganism often looks like a plant or tree under the microscope?

Answer 31

Fungi

Question 32

Another name for athlete's foot is:

Answer 32

Tinea pedis

Question 33

non-deep tissue penetration, primarily entering through ingestion of food and water

Answer 33

Ingression

Question 34

Static type drugs or cidal type drugs are used to control the spread of infection. Out of the two types, which is designed to kill microbes?

Answer 34

cidal

Question 35

Tears and urine are rich in ___________that act as a defense against microorganisms.

Answer 35

lysosomes

Question 36

Hand holding and sexual contact are means of __________methods of spreading microorganisms.

Answer 36

direct

Question 37

Hydrogen peroxide is used mostly in which of the following ways?

Answer 37

in deep wounds

Question 38

Which of the two would be the stage when something would be termed a disease?

Answer 38

tissue damage and symptoms

Question 39

Mary Mallon served as a reservoir of a disease. Your book sites her as a class example of a:

Answer 39

carrier

Question 40

_____________may form cysts which can help them survive while out of the host.

Answer 40

protozoa

Question 41

Which of the following involves moderate heat and rapid cooling?

Answer 41

Paturization

Question 42

Static drugs do what

Answer 42

inhibit microorganisms growth

Question 43

Which heat is more effective when using an autoclave?

Answer 43

moist heat

Question 44

Which organization is responsible for enforcement of the regulations that help protect against the spread of infection in the work place?

Answer 44

Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 45

What is another term for Bio-hazardous Waste?

Answer 45

infectious waste

Question 46

Non-contaminated syringes, empty specimen bottles and bandages with blood on them are examples of:

Answer 46

medical waste

Question 47

T/F - If you ran out of Bio-hazard trash bags, it is permitted to put hazardous waste in regular bags and put in daily trash receptacle?

Answer 47

False

Question 48

T/F - Some of the cleaning agents used at Hospitals and Medical facilities can be hazardous to your health if not used properly?

Answer 48

True

Question 49

T/F - It is not necessary for your department to provide MSDS for every chemical used at the work site

Answer 49

False

Question 50

Highly resistant forms of bacteria resting state

Answer 50

endospores

Question 51

establishment and growth of microorganisms on or in a host

Answer 51

infection

Question 52

when infection results in injury to host

Answer 52

disease

Question 53

viral particle that attaches to host and inserts genetic information

Answer 53

virion

Question 54

The time that the microorganism takes before it multiplies

Answer 54

incubation period

Question 55

what percent of hospital patients acquire some additional condition being in the hospital

Answer 55

5%

Question 56

Alters the environment for microbes

Answer 56

disinfectant

Question 57

what does MRSA stand for

Answer 57

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus