Preventing Infections
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- Q1is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and suppresses the immune systemacquired immune deficiency syndrome30s
- Q2organisms require oxygen to liveaerobic30s
- Q3methods used to reduce exposure to infectious agents transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei smaller than 5 micronsairborne precautions30s
- Q4organisms, live and reproduce in the absence of oxygenanaerobic30s
- Q5method that inhibits, retards growth of, or kills pathogenic organisms; not effective against spores and virusesantisepsis30s
- Q6freedom from infectionasepsis30s
- Q7piece of equipment used to sterilize articles by way of steam under pressure and/or dry heatautoclave30s
- Q8one-celled microorganisms, some of which are beneficial and some of which cause diseasebacteria30s
- Q9the dispensing of disease pathogens as an overt act to panic, kill, and terrorize a population.bioterrorism30s
- Q10The pathogen responsible for causing an infection; also called the infectious agent.causative agent30s
- Q11The cleaning process employed in an ultrasonic unit; bubbles explode to drive cleaning solution onto article being cleanedcavitation30s
- Q12factors that lead to the transmission or spread of diseasechain of infection30s
- Q13substances or solutions are used to disinfect articles; does not always kill spores and viruseschemical disinfection30s
- Q14free from organisms causing diseaseclean30s
- Q15Disease that is transmitted from one individual to anothercommunicable disease30s