Asepsis & Safety

3. used to destroy microorganisms on objects, cannot be done to skin
4. an infectious agent
7. infectious stage when person exhibits specific symptoms and is the most contagious
8. where a pathogen can grow
14. formed by bacterium when conditions are unfavorable for growth
17. does not become ill but harbors and spreads pathogens
19. growing outside the body
20. the use of biological agents to create fear
21. pull, aim, squeeze, spray
23. growing within the body
24. deficiency of white blood cells and platelets

1. infectious stage that begins with the onset of nonspecific signs/symptoms and last till more specific symptoms appear
2. an organism in which another organism is nourished and harbored
5. of a disease, expected incidence occurring in a specific area or environment
6. rescue patients, sound the alarm, confine the fire, extinguish or evacuate
9. a disease that emerges rapidly at an uncharacteristic time or in an unusual pattern
10. exceedingly pathogenic
11. kills all microorganisms, including spores
12. a living carrier of disease
13. safety reminder device, used to be called a restraint
15. leaving a health care facility without permission
16. the removal of foreign materials from objects
17. infectious period when acute symptoms begin to disappear
18. an inanimate object that can transmit disease
22. infectious period between exposure to a pathogen and appearance of first symptoms