Bacteriology

An infectious disease may or may not be spread from one person to another person.

• True

• False

When you scrub something with soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs, it is called:

• Cleaning

• Disinfecting

• Sterilizing

• Sanitizing

Disinfecting kills all organisms on environmental surfaces.

• True

• False

Which type of bacteria causes pneumonia?

• Bacilli

• Staphylococci

• Diplococci

• Streptococci

Staphylococci:

• Are not pus forming

• Grow in clusters like bunches of grapes

• Cause strep throat and blood poisoning

• Cause tetanus and typhoid fever

All cocci use slender, hair like extensions called flagella for locomotion.

• True

• False

Bacteria multiply best in cool, bright, dry places.

• True

• False

Staph bacteria can be picked up on doorknobs, countertops, and other surfaces.

• True

• False

Contact with broken skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious materials as a result of the performance of employee duties is known as:

• Infectious disease

• Decontamination

• Exposure incident

• Inflammation

Lice and mites cause what type of disease?

• Pathogenic

• Parasitic

• Systemic

• Viral