Definitions of cleaning

Question 1

sterilization

Answer 1

kill al micro-organisms + spores = inviable

Question 2

Disinfection

Answer 2

For inanimate objects/ surfaces

Question 3

Antisepsis

Answer 3

skin, mucous membrane

Question 4

sanitation

Answer 4

reduce microbe to safe/acceptable level

Question 5

Asepsis -

Answer 5

prevention of microbial contamination by excluding/ removal

Question 6

Decontamination and the two types

Answer 6

cleaning + disinfection
Biocidal - lethal to microbes - irreversible inhibition
biostatic - inhibit reproduction - reversible