Ch. 15 Infection Control

6. A way that the infectious agent can be transmitted to another reservoir or host where it can live
7. Methods used to protect certain patients from organisms present in the environment
9. Free from all organisms, both pathogenic and non-pathogenic
11. The outbreak of disease occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a high proportion of the population
12. Removes dirt, debris, blood, saliva, and tissue from a large variety of instruments before sterilizing them
13. Smallest microorganisms; visible only using electron microscope
15. Infections that occur when the body’s defense are weak
16. Microbe; Small living organisms that are not visible to the naked eye
18. A way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing in
21. A person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses are weak
22. Gloves, gowns, lab coats, masks, and face shields in appropriate sizes and in accessible locations
23. Rules developed by the CDC to prevent the spread of infection
24. A way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host

1. Process that destroys all microorganisms, both pathogenic and nonpathogenic
2. Serum hepatitis, caused by HIV virus and transmitted by blood, serum, or other body secretions
3. A pathogen, such as bacterium or virus that can cause a disease
4. A field free from all organisms
5. Method or technique of caring for patients who have communicable diseases
8. Part of the flora, beneficial in maintaining certain body processes
10. Caused by HCB, transmitted by blood/blood-containing body fluids
14. One-celled animal like organisms often found in decayed materials
17. Parasitic microorganisms, cannot live outside the cells of another living organism
19. Microorganisms causing infection and disease; germs
20. An organism that lives in or on an organism of another species and benefits by getting nutrients at the host’s expense