Infxn control review

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Across
  1. 6. type of transmission-based precautions that are used on most respiratory illnesses, such as strep throat and influenza
  2. 9. type of medical asepsis that involves using chemicals like Lysol wipes to clean equipment
  3. 11. administering immunizations to prevent infectious illnesses such as the flu, breaks this link in the chain of infection
  4. 12. type of medical asepsis that kills ALL microbes, even spores
  5. 13. virus that causes AIDS
  6. 14. describes a microorganism that breeds and grows in the presence of oxygen
  7. 16. type of transmission-based precautions that are used for respiratory viruses such as tuberculosis, which are small enough to travel through traditional, surgical masks
  8. 17. type of infection that only affects individuals who are severely immunocompromised
  9. 18. type of transmission-based precautions that are used when patients have draining wound infections
  10. 21. type of precautions that are used with every patient, all the time
  11. 23. health care workers dispose of needles in hard plastic _____ containers
  12. 27. disease causing microorganisms
  13. 28. the number 1 way to prevent the spread of infections is with proper _________
Down
  1. 1. type of mode of transmission which involves fomites
  2. 2. type of pathogen that causes thrush and athlete's foot
  3. 3. type of infection that is acquired within a healthcare facility
  4. 4. common household substance that can kill bloodborne pathogens
  5. 5. type of medication that only kills bacteria
  6. 7. a microbe's breeding ground is warm, dark, and ______
  7. 8. the smallest of the pathogens; can only be seen with an electron microscope
  8. 10. organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye
  9. 15. virus that affects the liver
  10. 19. third link in the chain of infection; examples include mouth, nose, and cuts in the skin
  11. 20. wearing a mask when you are caring for a person with a contagious respiratory virus, breaks this link in the chain of infection
  12. 22. non-disease causing microorganisms; can be beneficial to the body
  13. 24. parasitic flukes or worms, such as tapeworms
  14. 25. the second link in the chain of infection; where the microbe lives
  15. 26. type of pathogen that causes strep throat and tuberculosis