Infection Control

What is a pathogen?

• A doctor who specializes in curing diseases
• Microbes that are beneficial when present
• A special machine that is used to grow microbes
• A small living organism that can cause disease

When washing your hands, you should use soap, warm water, and friction, and keep your fingertips:

• Pointed up.
• Pointed down.
• Held tightly together.
• Dry.

What is used to cure someone with a bacterial infection such as strep throat?

• Radiation
• Aspirin
• Antibiotics
• Ibuprophen

What is the best way to prevent nosocomial infections?

• Antibiotics
• Handwashing
• Clean sheets
• Having the patient wear a mask

What microorganism causes the common cold?

• Bacteria
• Protozoa
• Fungi
• Virus

The process if disinfection eliminates all microorganisms on nonporous surfaces

• True
• False

Bacteria can exist almost anywhere

• False
• True

Viruses are not affected by antibiotics.

• True
• False

Acquired immunity is partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living.

• True 
• False

Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment is called systemic disease.

• True
• False