Infection prevention and control

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  1. 3. Are protein particles that lack nucleic acids and are not inactivated by methods for destroying bacteria or viruses.
  2. 6. able to live and grow only in the absence of oxygen
  3. 8. Are one-celled micro-organisms belonging to the animal kingdom and can be parasitic in nature
  4. 9. gloves, gown, eyewear, and mask
  5. 12. an animal or plant that harbors and provides sustenance for another organism
  6. 13. Dead tissue or foreign matter
  7. 14. This link in the chain of infection can be interrupted by effective hand hygiene, proper disinfection and sterilization of medical equiptment
  8. 15. Consuming food or water that is contaminated with disease-causing micro-organisms is one example of how this link in the chain of infection can happen
  9. 21. invasion and multiplication in body tissues of micro-organisms that cause cellular injury
  10. 23. single-cell micro-organisms lacking a nucleus that reproduce every few minutes up to several weeks
  11. 26. Route by which a pathogen leaves the body of its host
  12. 27. needs oxygen to live and grow
  13. 28. A human may be susceptible by virtue of age, state of health, or broken skin in the link of the chain of infection
Down
  1. 1. organism only visible with a microscope
  2. 2. gown, mask, eyewear, and gloves
  3. 4. Cells capable of ingesting particulate matter
  4. 5. Are composed of particles of nucleic acids, DNA or RNA, with a protein coat and sometimes a membranous envelope
  5. 7. Any micro-organism or biologic agent capable of causing disease
  6. 10. Places where micro-organisms are found. Can be infected wounds, human or animal
  7. 11. fluid in or on tissue surfaces that has escaped from blood vessels in response to inflammation and that contains protein and cellular debris
  8. 13. an agent that reduces the number of viable micro-organisms
  9. 16. Are tiny, primitive organisms of the kingdom Fungi that contain no chlorophyll
  10. 17. Are small round or rod-shaped micro-organisms that are transmitted by bites of lie, ticks, fleas, and mites that act as vectors
  11. 18. localized response caused by injury or destruction of tissues that serve to contain the injurious agent and injured tissue
  12. 19. Serves as first line of defense against harmful environmental agents
  13. 20. A poison; a poisonous protein produced by certain bacteria
  14. 22. Degree to which a micro-organism can cause infection in the host or invade the host
  15. 24. Carrier that transports an infective agent from one host to another, such as animals, insects, and rodents
  16. 25. Are parasitic worms of flukes belonging to the animal kingdom