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WorksheetsMedTher-Infection Control Concepts
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Complete destruction of all microorganisms, including spores.
Disinfection
Sanitation
Sterilization
Universal Precautions
Reducing the number of microorganisms on surfaces or objects, but not necessarily killing all of them.
Universal Precautions
Infection control practices used with all patients, regardless of diagnosis or infection status, to prevent transmission of disease.
Isolation
Disinfection
Sanitation
Using everyday cleaning practices to maintain health and prevent disease
disinfection
sanitation
isolation
sterilization
What is one important role of normal flora?
destroy all bacteria in the body
Causing infections in healthy people
Helping prevent harmful microbes from growing
Which of the following could cause a disruption of normal flora?
Eating a balanced diet
Sleeping 8 hours a night
Drinking enough water
Taking Antibiotics
Why do antibiotics destroy bacterial cells but have no effect on viruses?
Viruses are made up of organic molecules that are too small to be targeted by antibiotics.
Viruses are not alive and do not carry out the life functions that are stopped by antibiotics
Viruses do not possess the protein coat that is targeted by all antibiotics
