Infection control

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Across
  1. 2. Time between exposure and appearance of symptoms
  2. 8. Microorganism that does not usually cause disease
  3. 13. Free from all organisms
  4. 14. Aseptic technique that prevents contamination
  5. 15. Infections acquired in a healthcare facility
  6. 17. Practices used to prevent spread of pathogens
  7. 19. The most important method to prevent the spread of infection
  8. 20. Precautions used when a patient is known or suspected to be infected
Down
  1. 1. The route by which a pathogen enters a host
  2. 3. The body's natural ability to resist disease
  3. 4. Destruction of pathogenic organisms but not spores
  4. 5. Source or place where the pathogen lives and multiplies
  5. 6. Process that kills all microorganisms including spores
  6. 7. Protective equipment used to prevent exposure to bloodborne pathogens
  7. 9. Microorganism that causes disease
  8. 10. Precaution used for all patients regardless of diagnosis
  9. 11. Organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm
  10. 12. Chain of infection step where the pathogen exits the body
  11. 16. Applied to reduce the number of pathogens
  12. 18. Virus that affects the liver and is preventable by vaccine