Chapter 15: Preventing Invection

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Across
  1. 5. When pathogens are present
  2. 6. This reduces the number of microbes
  3. 7. Seconds for washing hands
  4. 8. Microbes that can resist the effects of antibiotics
  5. 9. Germ
  6. 10. Given to produce immunity
  7. 11. A disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; contagious
  8. 15. The easiest and most important way to prevent the spread of infection
  9. 16. A drug that kills certain microbes that cause infections
  10. 17. Bloodborne pathogens exit the body through the ____
  11. 18. A human or animal that is a reservior for microbes but does not develop the infection
  12. 19. The process of destroying pathogens, spores are not destroyed
  13. 21. Protection against a certain disease
  14. 23. Being free of disease producing microbes
  15. 24. Involves giving a vaccine
Down
  1. 1. The absence of ALL microbes
  2. 2. A Microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection
  3. 3. Medical Asepsis
  4. 4. A pressure steam sterilizer
  5. 12. An infection in a body part
  6. 13. Destroys all pathogens, nonpathogens and spores
  7. 14. A work area free of all pathogens and nonpathogens
  8. 20. Microbes that live and grow in a certain area
  9. 22. Start here when washing hands