Infection Control Vocabulary

Which of the following are microorganisms?

• bacteria

• virus

• vaccine

• precautions

• protozoa

A place where pathogens grow and reproduce is a

• agent

• portal of entry

• portal of exit

• reservoir

If an object has no microorganisms present on it, it is ____.

• disinfected

• sterile

• immunized

• a reservoir

If an infection begins outside the body, it is considered

• endogenous

• nosocomial

• exogenous

• opportunistic

Kissing is an example of what mode of transmission?

• indirect contact

• droplet

• airborne

• direct contact

Microorganisms that are anaerobic ______.

• require oxygen to live and grow

• do not require oxygen to grow and reproduce

• are always pathogenic

• are viral

Which type of cleaning process eliminates most microorganisms, except bacteria spores, from a surface?

• sterilization

• disinfection

• contamination

• handwashing

Diseases that occur over a wide area, for example, the entire state of Georgia, are considered. ___.

• epidemic

• pandemic

• opportunistic

• nosocomial

A person that may contract an illness is considered what link in the chain of infection?

• agent

• portal of entry

• susceptible host

• mode of transmission

Aerobic microorganisms require what element to survive?

• carbon

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• calcium