Preventing Infections

Preventing Infections

Open Ended

Where can people catch infections? Name ONE or TWO places.

Poll

Are all infections the same in how they are caught /transmitted?

• Yes

• No

Poll

How do infections get transmitted? (How do we catch them from each other, or from animals/plants?)

• We look at each other

• Touching a contaminated object

• Person to Person contact (Hugging, shaking hands, etc...)

• Droplets in the air (cough, sneeze)

• Consuming contaminated food

Poll

Which of these are aseptic techniques? (Select all that apply)

• Handwashing

• Personal hygiene

• Properly cleaning surfaces/equipment

• Using disposable gloves when necessary (Serving food, working in a healthcare facility, etc...)

• Disinfecting a surface with a UV light

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections?

• Using a UV light to disinfect surfaces

• Using hand sanitizer to clean your hands

• Handwashing

Let's Review!

Multiple Choice

Which is not a way that a disease or pathogen can be transmitted? 

• Contaminated food
• Droplets in the air
• Person to person contact
• Looking at someone

Multiple Choice

Handwashing and proper personal hygiene are examples of:

• Clean technique

• Aseptic technique

• Pathogen prevention

• Sterile technique

Multiple Choice

Which type of infection occurs mainly in healthcare facilities?

• Opportunistic 
• Aerobic
• Nosocomial 
• Aseptic

Multiple Choice

Which word means "the absence of pathogens"?

• Aseptic technique 
• Asepsis 
• Aerobic
• Anaerobic

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections?

• Alcohol based handrub
• Washing your hands 
• Use a UV light to remove germs
• Covering your mouth with your hand when you cough

Multiple Choice

Which type of infection occurs when body defenses are weak? 

• Opportunistic 
• Nosocomial 
• Bacterial 
• Aseptic