CH. 5- INFECTION CONTROL: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Flashcards
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BACTERIA, BUT THEY ARE CLASSIFIED INTO THE FOLLOWING 2 PRIMARY TYPES__________.
PATHOGENIC AND NON-PATHOGENIC
NONPATHOGENIC BACTERIA MAY PERFORM USEFUL FUNCTIONS AND __________.
- NOT ALL CAUSE DISEASE
- BRAKE DOWN FOOD
- PROTECT AGAINST INFECTION
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA THAT GROW, FEED AND SHELTER ON OR IN ANOTHER ORGANISM ARE KNOWN AS __________.
PARASITES
BACTERIA ARE ONE CALLED MICROORGANISMS ALSO KNOWN AS MICROBES OR __________.
GERMS
THE DIVISION OF A BACTERIAL CELL INTO TWO NEW CELLS IS CALLED
BINARY FISSION
THE BACTERIA RESPONSIBLE FOR FOOD POISONING AND TONIC SHCOK SYNDROME ARE__________.
STAPHYLOCOCCI
SUBMICROSCOPIC PARTICLES THAT INFECT CELLS OF A BIOL;OGICAL ORGANISM ARE KNOWN AS
VIRUSES
PUS-FORMING BACTERIA THAT GROW IN BUNCHES OR CLUSTER
ARE ____________.
STAPHYLOCOCCI
NON-PATHOGENIC BACTERIA ARE……
HARMLESS
AN INFECTION AGENT SMALLER THAB BACTERIA AND CAPABLE OF REPLICATION THROUGH TAKING OVER THE HOST CELLS REPRODUCTION MACHINERY IS KNOWN AS____________.
A VIRUS
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA MAY PRODUCE __________.
DISEASE
AN EXAMPLE OF A LOCAL INFECTION IS__________.
AN ABSCESS
THE ABILITY TO DESTROY OR RESIST INFECTION IS KNOWN AS__________.
IMMUNITY
THE SKIN CONDITION THAT IS DEVELOPED AFTER THE BODY HAS OVERCOME A DISEASE OR HAS BEEN INOCULATED FOR THE KNOWN DISEASE IS NOWN AS …….
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
A CONTAGIOUS SKIN DISEASE CASUED BY THE ITCH MITE IS
SCABIES
THE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME IS CALLED BY
HIV
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGISTERS MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF……….
DISINFECTANTS
HIV IS SPREAD MAINLY THROUGH_________.
SHARING NEEDLES BY INTRAVENOUS DRUG USES
THE PROCESS THAT ELIMINATES MOST, BUT NOT NECESSARILY ALL, MICROORGANISM ON THE NON-LIVING SURFACES IS CALLED___________.
DISINFECTION
COMPLETELY DESTROYING ALL MICROBIAL LIFE INCLUDING BACTERIAL SPORES IS CALLED________.
STERILIZATION
PUS-FORMING BACTERIA THAT GROW IN CURVED LINES RESEMBLING A STRING OF BEADS ARE KNOWN AS___________.
STREPTOCOCCI
THE NUMBER OF VIABLE ORGANISMS IN OR ON THE OBJECT PRIOR TO DECONTAMINATION OR STERILIZATION IS KNOWN AS____________.
BIOBURDEN
