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WorksheetsInfection Control Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) do to the immune system?
Suppresses the immune system
Strengthens the immune system
Has no effect on the immune system
Improves immune response to viruses
Which type of organism requires oxygen to live and grow?
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Bacterial
Viral
What are airborne precautions used for?
To prevent diseases spread by air.
To prevent food poisoning.
To reduce chemical exposure.
To keep equipment sterile.
What is the definition of anaerobic?
Not requiring oxygen to live and grow
Requiring oxygen to live and grow
A cleaning process in an ultrasonic unit
A disease transmitted from one individual to another
What does antisepsis refer to?
Antiseptic control that kills pathogenic organisms
Being free from infection
A process to sterilize equipment
A disease caused by bacteria
What does asepsis mean?
Destroying all microorganisms.
Being free from infection.
Causing infection.
Cleaning with chemicals.
What is an autoclave used for?
Sterilizing equipment
Transmitting diseases
Cleaning wounds
Growing bacteria
What is a bacterium?
A one-celled microorganism
A cleaning process
A type of virus
A chemical used for antiseptic control
What does the term "bio-terrorism" refer to?
The use of biological agents for terrorist purposes
A cleaning process in an ultrasonic unit
A disease caused by bacteria
A method to sterilize equipment
What is a causative agent?
A pathogen bacteria or virus that causes disease
A cleaning process
A chemical used for antiseptic control
A piece of equipment used to sterilize
What is cavitation?
The cleaning process in an ultrasonic unit
A disease transmitted from one individual to another
A one-celled microorganism
A factor that leads to transmission of disease
What does "communicable disease" mean?
A disease that is transmitted from one individual to another
A cleaning process in an ultrasonic unit
A chemical used for antiseptic control
A process to sterilize equipment
What does “chain of infection” describe?
The order of cleaning tools.
Steps of sterilization.
Factors that lead to transmission or spread of disease.
A type of vaccination process.
What does clean mean in medical terms?
Free from dirt and stains.
Chemically disinfected.
Free from any liquid.
Free from organisms, causing disease.
What is chemical disinfection?
Sterilization with heat.
Chemicals used for antiseptic control.
Washing with soap and water.
Using air filters to remove pathogens.
