Infection Control

5. condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection; characterized by redness.
7. bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia.
13. of destroying fungi.
16. rod shaped bacteria.
17. removal of blood and all other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface.
18. by or capable of being transmitted by infection.
19. forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes.
21. bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
22. of destroying bacteria.
23. products approved by the EPA designed to destroy most bacteria, such as fungi.
24. organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size.
25. ability to produce an effect.

1. shaped bacteria.
2. ability of the body to destroy and resist infection.
3. celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that include molds, mildews, and yeasts.
4. extensions used by bacilli and spirilla for locomotion. (AKA Cilia).
6. due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances.
8. reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface.
9. celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics.
10. mechanical process using soap and water to remove all visible dirt.
11. or corkscrew shaped bacteria that cause diseases such as syphilis and Lyme disease.
12. or constructed of a material that has pores or openings.
14. that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism, while contributing nothing.
15. of destroying viruses.
20. of bacteria cells into two new cells called daughter cells.