Week 9

Question 1

Aerobic

Answer 1

requires oxygen to live

Question 2

Anaerobic

Answer 2

does not require oxygen to live

Question 3

Antiseptic hand wash

Answer 3

washing hands with water and soap or other detergents containing an antiseptic agent

Question 4

Alcohol-based hand rub

Answer 4

rubbing hands with an alcohol-containing preparation

Question 5

Asepsis

Answer 5

free of pathogens

Question 6

Endogenous

Answer 6

originates from within the body

Question 7

Exogenous

Answer 7

originates outside the body

Question 8

Hand hygiene

Answer 8

performing hand washing, antiseptic hand wash, alcohol-based hand run

Question 9

Hand washing

Answer 9

washing hands with plain soap and water

Question 10

Infection

Answer 10

invasion of the body by microorganisms

Question 11

Local infection

Answer 11

only a specific portion of the body is infected

Question 12

Non-Pathogenic

Answer 12

normal, do not produce disease, beneficial

Question 13

Nosocomial Infections

Answer 13

hospital acquired infection

Question 14

Opportunistic Infection

Answer 14

infections that occur when the body’s defenses are weakened

Question 15

Pathogenic

Answer 15

cause infection and disease

Question 16

Resistant

Answer 16

remain firm against the action of another force, such as a bacteria against an antibiotic

Question 17

Sterile

Answer 17

free of all organisms

Question 18

Susceptible

Answer 18

able to be affected; person likely to get sick

Question 19

Systemic Infection

Answer 19

affects the entire body

Question 20

Disinfectant

Answer 20

destroys pathogens but not viruses