Preventing Infections

Question 1

Semmelweis was a __________ in the Mid-1850s. He Noticed that His Medical Students went Straight From Dissecting a Dead Body to Delivering a Baby Without ____________ Their Hands. These People were More Likely to ______.

Answer 1

Doctor…Washing…Die…

Question 2

Louis Pasteur Developed ____________ Against Diseases.

Answer 2

Vaccines.

Question 3

Joseph Lister Started to Use _____________ Chemicals to Destroy Pathogens.

Answer 3

Antiseptic.

Question 4

As Microscopes _____________, it Became Possible to See Pathogens More Clearly.

Answer 4

Improved.

Question 5

Simple Hygiene Measures that are Most Effective to Prevent the Spread of Pathogens?

Answer 5

• Hand Washing.
• Using Disinfectants on Kitchen Surfaces.
• Keeping Raw Meat Away From Food.
• Coughing or Sneezing into a Handkerchief.
• Maintaining the Hygiene of People and Machinery to Help Precent the Spread of Plant Diseases.

Question 6

Some Communicable Diseases are Passed on by ___________.

Answer 6

Vectors.

Question 7

If Vectors are ______________, the Spread of a Disease would be Prevented.

Answer 7

Destroyed.

Question 8

During Vaccination, Doctors Introduce a Small Amount of a Harmless Form of a ____________ Pathogen into the Body. As a Result, if you Come into __________ with the Live Pathogen you win’t Become Ill.

Answer 8

Specific…Contact…