Disease Transmission and Infection Preventation

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Across
  1. 2. ability to resist diseases, inherited from parents
  2. 3. an infection lasting for a long time
  3. 6. immunity acquired from vaccination
  4. 7. immunity acquired in a person's lifetime.
  5. 8. disease resulting from pathogens in the blood
  6. 9. studies of diseases, how they spread, and what causes them
  7. 12. waste that can communicate disease
  8. 15. the ability of the body to resist disease
  9. 16. infection developed in a short period of time, with often severe symptoms
  10. 18. infectious agent found in blood and other bodily fluids
  11. 22. extreme hypersensitivity to a substance that can lead to shock and life-threatening respiratory collapse
  12. 23. a way that diseases are transferred. ex: kissing someone with oral herpes simplex virus
  13. 24. the conditions that must be present for the spread of disease
  14. 25. any organism that may cause disease
  15. 26. the overall goal of infection control policies
  16. 27. policies and practices to ensure safety and minimisation of infection within the dental office
  17. 29. contact with a mucous membrane such as the eyes
  18. 30. waste that poses a danger to humans or the environment
  19. 31. through the skin
  20. 32. immunity gained by experiencing and recovering from a disease
  21. 33. a disease that can be tranmitted from person-to-person via bodily fluids
Down
  1. 1. items designed to protect the wearer, such as gloves and eyewear
  2. 4. the result of pathogens with virulence in the body, and communicable
  3. 5. guidelines to treat all human bodily fluids, including blood and saliva, as potentially infectious
  4. 10. guidelines to protect any DHCP from exposure to blood-borne pathogens
  5. 11. touching a contaminated surface or instrument
  6. 13. the standard of care used to protect all D/HCP from exposure to pathogens that can be spread by blood or other bodily fluids
  7. 14. infection transmitted through the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, or mouth
  8. 17. waste such as used gloves or patient napkins that may contain potentially infectious material
  9. 19. equipment with a blade or pointed end such as scalpels and orthodontic wires
  10. 20. an infection that may seem to go away, but the microorganism remains in the body and can cause infection again
  11. 21. any reasonably anticipated mucous membrane, percutaneous, or skin contact with potentially infectious materials
  12. 28. the strength of a pathogen