Infection Control

Question 1

3 layers of the skin:

Answer 1

Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous

Question 2

What is an MSDS:

Answer 2

Material Safety Data Sheet

Question 3

4 classifications of potentially infectious microorganisms:

Answer 3

Bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites

Question 4

Microorganisms are:

Answer 4

Microscopic plants or animals. Also, known as microbes. Bacteria can exist almost everywhere…Bodies, clothing, water, surfaces, and even in the air. Study of these organisms are microbiology.

Question 5

A microbiologist studies:

Answer 5

Pathogenic organisms to prevent the disease.

Question 6

Nonpathogenic bacteria…harmless or not:

Answer 6

No.

Question 7

Nonpathogenic bacteria help the body…do what:

Answer 7

Breakdown food, protect against infection, and stimulate the immune system.

Question 8

Pathogenic bacteria…harmless or not:

Answer 8

Yes.

Question 9

Pathogenic bacteria are considered harmful because:

Answer 9

They may cause disease or infection when they invade the body.

Question 10

Microbes/germs are:

Answer 10

Nonscientific synonyms for disease-producing bacteria.

Question 11

Bacteria:

Answer 11

One-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics. Some are harmful, some are harmless. Also, known as microbes or germs.

Question 12

Cocci (pathogenic bacteria) are:

Answer 12

Round-shaped bacteria that appear either singly or in the following groups.

Question 13

Staphylococci (pathogenic bacteria):

Answer 13

Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes. They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils.

Question 14

Streptococci (pathogenic bacteria):

Answer 14

Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads. they cause infections such as strep throat and blood poisoning.

Question 15

Diplococci (pathogenic bacteria):

Answer 15

Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause disease such as pneumonia.

Question 16

Bacilli (pathogenic bacteria):

Answer 16

Short, rod-shaped bacteria. They are the most common bacteria and produce disease such as tetanus (lockjaw), typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria.

Question 17

Toxin:

Answer 17

Any of various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms.

Question 18

Parasite:

Answer 18

An organism that grows, feeds, and shelters on or in another organism, while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism.

Question 19

Virus:

Answer 19

A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects cells of biologic organisms.

Question 20

Parasitic Disease:

Answer 20

Disease is caused by parasites, such as lice and ringworm.

Question 21

Pathogenic Disease:

Answer 21

Disease produced by disease-causing organisms, including bacteria, virus, and fungi.

Question 22

Systemic Disease:

Answer 22

Disease that affects the body generally, often due to under- or over functioning of internal glands/organs.

Question 23

Spirilla (pathogenic bacteria):

Answer 23

Spiral or corkscrew shaped. Which causes syphilis, or lyme disease.

Question 24

Bacteria generally consists of liquid called:

Answer 24

Protoplasm

Question 25

Pus is:

Answer 25

a fluid, created by tissue inflammation, that contains white blood cells, the debris of dead cells, tissue elements, and bacteria.

Question 26

A local infection is:

Answer 26

Pimple or abscess. Infection that is confined to a particular part of the body and is indicated by a lesion containing pus.

Question 27

A general infection results when:

Answer 27

The bloodstream carries the bacteria or virus and their toxins to all parts of the body.

Question 28

Communicable or contagious disease is when:

Answer 28

A disease spreads from one person to another by contact.

Question 29

Virus is:

Answer 29

A microscopic organism, capable of infesting almost all plants and animals, including bacteria.

Question 30

Bloodborne pathogens are:

Answer 30

Disease-causing bacteria or viruses that are carried through the body in the blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.

Question 31

Scabies:

Answer 31

Contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite, which burrows under the skin.

Question 32

Acquired immunity:

Answer 32

Immunity developed after the body overcomes a disease, or through inoculation.

Question 33

Antiseptics:

Answer 33

Agents that may kill, retard, or prevent the growth of bacteria.

Question 34

Asymptomatic:

Answer 34

Showing no symptoms or signs of infection.

Question 35

Autoclave:

Answer 35

Apparatus for sterilization by steam under pressure.