Ch. 15 Infection Control

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Across
  1. 1. Barriers like gloves, gowns, and masks used to protect workers from exposure to pathogens.
  2. 3. The smallest microorganisms; they can only reproduce inside another living cell.
  3. 6. Methods used to protect immunocompromised patients from organisms in the environment.
  4. 7. Infections that occur only when the body's defenses are weak.
  5. 9. A way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host.
  6. 10. A small, living organism not visible to the naked eye; must be viewed under a microscope.
  7. 14. Being free from all organisms, both pathogenic and nonpathogenic, including spores.
  8. 15. Caused by HCV; transmitted by blood and can cause serious, often asymptomatic, liver damage.
  9. 17. A global outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads over a wide geographic area.
  10. 21. A way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir where it has been growing.
  11. 24. The way an infectious agent is spread to another reservoir or host (direct or indirect).
  12. 26. Extra precautions (Airborne, Droplet, Contact) used for highly contagious diseases.
Down
  1. 2. Beneficial microorganisms that are part of the normal flora of the body.
  2. 4. A process that destroys all microorganisms, including spores and viruses.
  3. 5. One-celled animal-like organisms found in decayed materials or contaminated water.
  4. 8. A pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, that can cause a disease.
  5. 11. Parasitic microorganisms that live inside other living cells; often spread by insect bites.
  6. 12. A person likely to get an infection, usually because their body defenses are weak.
  7. 13. An organism that lives in or on another species and benefits at the host's expense.
  8. 16. An area set up for procedures that is maintained free from all microorganisms.
  9. 18. Serum hepatitis caused by HBV; affects the liver and is transmitted by blood and body secretions.
  10. 19. An area where the infectious agent can live (human body, animals, or environment).
  11. 20. CDC rules that treat all patients as potential sources of infection.
  12. 22. Multicellular parasitic organisms commonly called worms or flukes.
  13. 23. Microorganisms that cause infection and disease; commonly called germs.
  14. 25. Equipment using sound waves to clean dirt and debris from instruments.