Ch. 15 Infection Control

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Across
  1. 6. A way that the infectious agent can be transmitted to another reservoir or host where it can live
  2. 7. Methods used to protect certain patients from organisms present in the environment
  3. 9. Free from all organisms, both pathogenic and non-pathogenic
  4. 11. The outbreak of disease occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a high proportion of the population
  5. 12. Removes dirt, debris, blood, saliva, and tissue from a large variety of instruments before sterilizing them
  6. 13. Smallest microorganisms; visible only using electron microscope
  7. 15. Infections that occur when the body’s defense are weak
  8. 16. Microbe; Small living organisms that are not visible to the naked eye
  9. 18. A way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing in
  10. 21. A person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses are weak
  11. 22. Gloves, gowns, lab coats, masks, and face shields in appropriate sizes and in accessible locations
  12. 23. Rules developed by the CDC to prevent the spread of infection
  13. 24. A way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host
Down
  1. 1. Process that destroys all microorganisms, both pathogenic and nonpathogenic
  2. 2. Serum hepatitis, caused by HIV virus and transmitted by blood, serum, or other body secretions
  3. 3. A pathogen, such as bacterium or virus that can cause a disease
  4. 4. A field free from all organisms
  5. 5. Method or technique of caring for patients who have communicable diseases
  6. 8. Part of the flora, beneficial in maintaining certain body processes
  7. 10. Caused by HCB, transmitted by blood/blood-containing body fluids
  8. 14. One-celled animal like organisms often found in decayed materials
  9. 17. Parasitic microorganisms, cannot live outside the cells of another living organism
  10. 19. Microorganisms causing infection and disease; germs
  11. 20. An organism that lives in or on an organism of another species and benefits by getting nutrients at the host’s expense