Pathogens and Environmental Management

Question 1

pathogen

Answer 1

a disease causing agent

Question 2

reservoir

Answer 2

where a pathogen may live, grow and reproduce

Question 3

carrier

Answer 3

living organisms that harbor a potential pathogen

Question 4

latent carrier

Answer 4

shed disease in a cyclic manner

Question 5

fomite

Answer 5

inanimate objects that can carry and transmit disease

Question 6

transmissibility

Answer 6

the potential or ability for a disease to spread from an infected carrier to a susceptible animal

Question 7

disinfection

Answer 7

the killing, inhibition, or removal or microorganisms that may cause disease
-treatment of inanimate objects with chemicals

Question 8

sanitization

Answer 8

reduction of the microbial population on an inanimate object to levels judge safe by public health standards

Question 9

sterilization

Answer 9

the process by which all living cells, viable, spores, and viruses are either destroyed or removed from an object

Question 10

static

Answer 10

to halt/ slow microorganism growth

Question 11

cidal

Answer 11

to kill the microorganism

Question 12

Autoclave

Answer 12

-121 C at 15 pounds of pressure
-destroys all vegetative cells and endorsors in 10-12 minutes

Question 13

Sterilizing Gases

Answer 13

-used for heat sensitive materials (plastics, electronics, etc.)
-uses ethylene oxide gas