Ch 5 Infection Control

OSHA stands for ________

• Occupational Standards of Health Associationt

• Occupations of Safety and Health Agency

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Oversight of Safety and Health Administration

The OSHA Act of 1970 established the Hazard Communication Rule, which required that chemical

manufacturers publish_________ , which has since been replaced by a new format.

• Universal Hazardous Materials Reports

• product lists

• supplier lists

• Material Safety Data Sheets

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registers many different types of _______.

• antiseptics

• antibiotics

• diseases

• disinfectants

Single-celled organisms that have characteristics of both plants and animals are called _______.

• fungi

• viruses

• bacteria

• parasites

There are thousands of different kinds of bacteria, but they are classified into the following two primary

types: _____.

• saprophytes and parasites

• decomposing and fertilizing

• pathogenic and nonpathogenic

• active and inactive

Nonpathogenic bacteria are ______.

• harmful

• harmless

• toxic

• disease-producing

Nonpathogenic bacteria may perform useful functions and ______.

• cause only mild disease

• decrease immune functioning

• protect against infection

• provoke allergic responses

Pathogenic bacteria may produce______ .

• health

• antitoxins

• disease

• beneficial effects

Pus-forming bacteria that cause infections such as strep throat and blood poisoning are _______.

• staphylococci

• bacilli

• streptococci

• diplococci

Short, rod-shaped bacteria that produce diseases such as tetanus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and

diphtheria are called______ .

• streptococci

• staphylococci

• diplococci

• bacilli