Infection Control

5. A mechanical substance using soap and water.
8. A chemical process that destroys most harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.
11. A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
13. Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other, normally harmless substances.
15. A fluid created by infection.
16. The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms.
18. Infectious materials on an item's surface, or visible debris such as dust or hair.
19. Capable of destroying bacteria.
21. Chemical products approved by the EPA to destroy most bacteria such as fungi.
22. Short, rod-shaped bacteria.
23. One-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics.
24. Determination of a disease from its symptoms and/or tests.

1. Single-cell organisms that grow in irregular masses that include molds, mildews, and diseases such as ringworm.
2. Colonies of bacteria that adhere together, even on surfaces.
3. The ability of the body to destroy and resist infection.
4. Chemical germicide formulated for use on skin.
6. The removal of blood and all other infectious materials on an item's surface.
7. Capable of destroying fungi.
9. Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection.
10. Showing no symptoms or signs of infection.
12. Slender, hair-like extensions used by bacilli and spirilla for moving around.
14. Round-shaped bacteria.
17. The ability to produce an effect.
20. An abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, which makes the body incapable of carrying on normal functions.
21. Spherical bacteria that grows in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia.