HCT Chapter 3: Safety, Health, and Environmental Practices

The methods used to prevent the spread of microorganisms is called _________.

• contamination

• sterilizing

• transmission

• asepsis

A _______ is an organism that carries or transports a pathogen.

• vector

• cell

• blood

• mitochondria

An infection limited to a small area of the body (two words)

• injury

• pathogen

• locality

• local infection

The six elements that must be present for infection to occur include _________.

• pathogenic microorganism

• surgery

• a reservoir

• method of exit or escape

• method of infection

A scapel that is free from living microorganism is ____________.

• sterele

• steriel

• sterile

• streril

Infection may be ________ or _________ , local or general.

• symptomatic

• asepsis

• asymptomatic

• transmission

OSHA established and enforces standards of _________ for the workplace.

• handwashing

• paper towels

• maintenance

• safety

What does CDC stand for?

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Centers for Disease Control

• Centers for Dining and Catering

• Centers for Disease Connection

What are the three elements that must be present for fire to occur?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• fuel

• heat

What is one thing you learned in this chapter? (minimum of three FULL sentences)