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- 4. Gloves, gowns, lab coats, masks, face shields
- 13. A few chemicals will kill spores and viruses
- 15. Process that uses chemical disinfectants to destroy or kill pathogenic organisms
- 16. When objects contain disease producing organisms
- 17. the absence of pathogenes
- 19. Process that destroys all microorganisms
- 21. Bubbles strike items being cleaned and explode
- 22. simple one celled organism that multiply rapidly
- 23. Antiseptics prevent or inhibit growth of pathogenic organisms but are ineffective against spores and viruses
- 24. when organisms and pathogens are present
- 25. Caused by a pathogenic organism that is easily transferrable
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- 1. do not need oxygen to live
- 2. Rules developed by the CDC to prevent the spread of infection
- 3. free from all organisms
- 5. organism that lives in or on an organism of another species
- 6. Piece of equipment that uses steam under pressure or gas to sterilize equipment and supplies
- 7. Used in many dental and medical offices to remove dirt, debris, blood, saliva, and tissue from a large variety of instruments before sterilizing them
- 8. Small, living organism that is not visible to the naked eye
- 9. Occurs when the communicable disease spreads rapidly from person to person and affects a large number of people at the same time
- 10. a sterile towel placed upon a tray
- 11. Use of microorganisms or biologic agents as weapons to infect humans, animals, or plants
- 12. need oxygen to live
- 14. means that objects are clean and do not spread germs
- 18. cause infection and disease
- 20. part of the normal flora of the body