Infection Control

2. a bacterium with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease.
3. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
4. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
6. a strong heated container used for chemical reactions and other processes using high pressures and temperatures
8. the practice of using antiseptics to eliminate the microorganisms that cause disease.
11. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
12. microorganisms that cause disease and are present in human blood.
14. a rod-shaped bacterium.
17. a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.
19. an infection you get while you're in the hospital for another reason
20. the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
22. practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.
23. wounds caused by needles that accidentally puncture the skin.
24. involving, needing, or relating to oxygen.

1. a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
4. a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa.
5. free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean.
7. a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.
9. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
10. having been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
13. medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria.
15. any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.
16. relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.
18. the process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria.
21. used to prevent fungal growth; active against fungi.