Chapter 17

5. Microorganisms enter the body through the mouth by contaminated food/water and dirty hands.
8. Infection that affects the entire body.
9. Infecting a patient with new microorganism from another patient or healthcare professional.
11. Used to prevent the transmission of bloodborne diseases.
13. When microorganisms are transmitted directly from person to person.
14. Poisonous substance produced in the intestine.
17. Microorganisms that do not cause disease. AKA Good Microorganisms
18. Infection caused when there is a weakness in immune system.
19. Infection caused by a microorganism located outside the body.

1. Microorganisms that cause disease. AKA Bad Microorganisms
2. The name for microorganisms that are carried in the air.
3. Guidelines designed to decrease the chances of transmitting microorganisms.
4. When microorganisms are transferred from one object to another.
6. Method used to make an environment/worker/patient as germ-free as possible.
7. Infection caused by a microorganism already present in body.
10. Someone who is capable of being infected by a microorganism or becoming ill.
12. Process of removed microorganisms from contaminated hands.
15. Pathogens that are transmitted through blood.
16. Infection that affects one area of the body.