Across
- 2. a type of pathogen
- 5. a disease that makes us unwell
- 6. a place where the infectious agent lives
- 7. an independent authority for driving quality and safety in health services
- 9. multicellular organisms that live on or in a host and cause it harm.
- 10. Contact precautions fall under the umbrella of these
- 15. the ways in which we can render an environment clean and free from the possible risks of infection
- 18. an extrinsic predisposing factor
- 20. Winter Vomiting bug
- 21. the study of microorganisms
- 22. overwhelming body response to severe infection
- 24. a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another.
- 26. a type of antimicrobial
- 27. the body’s ability to fight infection.
- 28. another word for microorganisms
- 29. microorganisms capable of causing disease or harm.
Down
- 1. responsible for the delivery of health and social care
- 3. a predisposing factor
- 4. inflammation of a major organ
- 8. colour of bag for risk waste
- 11. precautions used in addition to standard precautions for TB
- 12. Precautions a set of practices designed to prevent infection
- 13. taking an antibiotic might lead to the development of this type of infection
- 14. a childhood illness that we vaccinate against
- 16. a type of cleaning procedure following discharge of patient
- 17. a living organism that transfers an infectious microbe from one host to another.
- 19. When pathogens are present on the body but have not invaded the body to cause infection.
- 23. A ‘substance’ that stimulates the immune system into generating a response.
- 25. tiny, non cellular structures