Infection control

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Across
  1. 2. any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.
  2. 5. a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
  3. 8. to prevent fungal growth; active against fungi.
  4. 10. to, involving, or requiring free oxygen.
  5. 11. technique-a collection of medical practices and procedures that helps protect patients from dangerous germs.
  6. 15. a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
  7. 16. pathogens-infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans
  8. 18. infection-acquired during the process of receiving health care that was not present during the time of admission.
  9. 19. immunodeficiency virus-Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,
  10. 20. -a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.
  11. 24. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a large regulatory agency of the United States Department
  12. 25. C virus-hepatitis C virus is a small, enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae.
  13. 26. Incapable of causing disease
  14. 27. the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
  15. 28. criteria-incubation period of 24 to 48 hours, More than 50% of people with vomiting,
  16. 29. bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Down
  1. 1. infection-infections that occur more frequently and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems
  2. 3. disease-causing bacterium.
  3. 4. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter,
  4. 6. been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
  5. 7. a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim.
  6. 8. practice of using antiseptics to eliminate the microorganisms that cause disease.
  7. 9. parasitic infection-Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, and trichomoniasis.
  8. 12. strong heated container used for chemical reactions
  9. 13. the process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical
  10. 14. to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.
  11. 17. Mold is a type of fungus that consists of small organisms found almost everywhere
  12. 21. member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
  13. 22. wounds caused by needles that accidentally puncture the skin.
  14. 23. B virus-a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus