Preventing Infection

1. Microbes that live only on organic matter such as plants and animals.
4. Single-celled microbes that naturally occur on living, dead, or inanimate objects.
6. A microbe that can cause harm, such as an infection or a disease.
7. ___ hygiene is the easiest way to reduce spread of infection.
9. Where pathogen lives (Person, animal, food, water, soil, or inanimate objects)
10. Organisms that derive nourishment and protection from other living organisms, known as hosts.

2. ______ control outlines policies and procedures used to prevent the spread of infection within health care settings.
3. Infectious particles that are much smaller than bacteria and infect living cells to grow and multiply.
5. _________-associated infection acquired while a person is a patient, client, or resident in a health care facility or while receiving care from a health care provider.
8. A Microorganism requires warmth, moisture, nourishment and _____ to grow.