Principle and Practice of Asepsis

Question 1

Define Asepsis

Answer 1

The freedom from diesease-causing microorganism

Question 2

Medical Asepsis

Answer 2

To confine a specific microorganism to a specific area

Objects refer to clean / dirty

Question 3

Surgical Asepsis

Answer 3

Keep an area or object free of all microorganism

Use for all procedures involving the sterile area of body

Question 4

Purpose of Asepsis

Answer 4

-To provide safety & comfort to patients
-To increase the effectiveness of treatment given to patients
-To decrease the possibility of transferring microorganism from one and another

Question 5

Pathogen

Answer 5

A microorganism that cause diesease

Question 6

Pathogenicity

Answer 6

An ability of a microorganism to produce diesease

Question 7

Virulence

Answer 7

The frequency a pathogen producing dieseases

The ability of an organism to overcome the host defense and cause damage

Question 8

Sepsis

Answer 8

The state of infection

Question 9

Infection causing infections

Answer 9

-Bacteria
-Viruses
-Fungi
-Parasites

Question 10

Bacteria

Answer 10

-The most common microorganism that caused infections
-Single cell microorganism

E.colli

Question 11

Viruses

Answer 11

-Smallest microorgansim known to cause infection disease

Herpes simplex virus -cold sore
Rhinovirus-cold

Question 12

Fungus

Answer 12

Yeast and molds

Candida albicans-normal flora in the human vagina

Question 13

Parasite

Answer 13

Live on other living organism

Malaria- protozoa
Helminths- worms

Question 14

Method of transmission of microorganism

Answer 14

-Direct
-Airborne
-Indirect-Vehicle borne,Vector borne

Question 15

Direct transmission

Answer 15

Immediate & direct transfer of microorganism from person to another

Touching, kissing, snezzing, coughing

Question 16

Indirect transmission

Vehicle borne transmission

Answer 16

Any substances as a ‘vehicle’ to transport & introduce microorganism into suspectible host

Toys, surgical instruments, food, water

Question 17

Indirect transmission

Vector borne transmission

Answer 17

An animal/flying/crawing insect as an intermediate from one to another

Mosquitoes-inject blood
Flies-depositing feces

Question 18

Airborne transmission

Answer 18

Involve droplets and dust

Question 19

Types of infections

Answer 19

-Acute infection
-Chronic infection
-Local infection
-Systemic infection

Question 20

Acute infection

Answer 20

Infection that appears suddenly & last a short time

Question 21

Chronic infection

Answer 21

occurs slowly, over a very long period

Question 22

Local infection

Answer 22

The microorganism remain the specific part of the body

Cut wound

Question 23

Systemic Infection

Answer 23

The microorganism speard & damage different part of body