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HealthScience2 Infection Control

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does pathogenic mean?

a)

Pathological

b)

Capable of causing disease

2.

What is a Pathogen?

a)

Microscopic organism that can cause disease

b)

Pathological Organism

3.

What is the term used for an object or materials that are contaminated with pathogenic organisms that can transmit disease?

a)

Contaminated

b)

Organism transmitters

c)

Fomite

d)

Follicle

4.

A mosquito can be a carrier of disease which is a...

a)

Villian

b)

Vector

5.

Microorganisms only cause disease

a)

True

b)

False

6.

There is good and bad bacteria

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Virus' replicate in..

a)

Air

b)

Water that has been sitting

c)

Living cells of an organism

d)

Dirt

8.

Viruses are the smallest of the microbes!

a)

True

b)

False

9.
When washing your hands, you should use soap, warm water, and friction, and keep your fingertips:
a)
Pointed up.
b)
Pointed down.
c)
Held tightly together.
d)
Dry.
10.
What is used to cure someone with a bacterial infection such as strep throat?
a)
Radiation
b)
Aspirin
c)
Antibiotics
d)
Ibuprophen
11.
Yeasts and molds are examples of what plantlike microorganism?
a)
Fungi
b)
Bacteria
c)
Rickettsiae
d)
Protozoa
12.
The process if disinfection eliminates all microorganisms on nonporous surfaces
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Viruses are not affected by antibiotics.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Minimum infection prevention measures that apply to all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status.

a)

Airborne Precaution

b)

Standard Precaution

c)

Isolation Precaution

d)

Transmission-based Precaution

15.

The following are disease under Airborne Precaution, except:

a)

Pulmonary Tuberculosi

b)

Varicela

c)

Measles

d)

Diptheria

16.

The following precautionary measures are under Transmission-based Precautions, except:

a)

Hand Hygiene

b)

Droplet Precautions

c)

Contact Precaution

d)

Airborne Precaution

17.

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

a)

Transmission

b)

Translation

c)

Emission

d)

Direct Contact

e)

Indirect Contact

18.

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Indirect Contact

c)

Airborne Transmission

d)

Foodborne Tranmission

e)

Vector-Borne Transmission

19.

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Disease

d)

Pathogens

20.

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Diseases

d)

Pathogens

21.

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

a)

By preventing transmission between people

b)

By wearing clean clothing

22.

What type of transmission is shown?

a)

Airborne

b)

Contact

c)

Vectorborne

d)

Ingestion

23.

What type of transmission is shown?

a)

Airborne

b)

Contact

c)

Vectorborne

d)

Ingestion

24.

Below are components in the chain of infection except:

a)

Mode of transmission

b)

Reservoir

c)

Infection control

d)

Portal of Entry

25.

Patient A transmits disease B to patient C through sneezing and coughing. What mode of transmission is this?

a)

Contact

b)

Droplet

c)

Airborne

d)

Vector-borne

26.

What are the components of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

a)

Surgical Mask or N95

b)

Gloves

c)

Isolation Gown

d)

All of the above

27.

What are the two main types of precautions?

a)

Standard Precautions & Transmission- based precautions

b)

Transmission- based precautions and Airborne precaution

c)

Airborne precaution and Droplet precaution

d)

None of the above

28.

Which type of PPE is required for standard precaution?

a)

Surgical Mask

b)

Gloves

c)

Isolation Gown

d)

N95 mask

29.

Which of these PPEs are required for a HCW to put on when managing a COVID-19 (Airborne precaution) patient?

a)

Gloves and Isolation Gown

b)

Surgical Mask, Gloves and Isolation Gown

c)

N95 Mask, a pair of goggle, Gloves and Isolation Gown

d)

N95 Mask and a pair of goggle

30.

Gloves that are saturated with blood should be disposed of in

a)

dirty linen cart

b)

Red Biohazrd Bag

c)

Regular Trash

d)

Sharps Container