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Infection control
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This pandemic killed approx. 50 million people of which 675,000 was in US, occurred during WWI that was a virus. This pandemic occurred in healthy people, the healthier the worse the disease | Spanish flu or bird flu of 1918 |
| This pandemic was caused by a strain of Flu A and killed 1-4 million people worldwide in 1968. | Hong Kong Flu |
| This epidemic occured in 1852-1860 but still kills people today. Contaminated water was the reservior. Killed over 1 million people> Pathogen was a bacteria | 3rd cholera pandemic |
| This pandemic was also called Black death & was spread by bacteria on fleas & killed 75-200 milllion people. Worst pandemic of all time | Bubonic plague (Black Plague) |
| Organisms that can cause infection are called what | pathogens |
| An area where the infectious agent can live | reservoir |
| A way an infectious agent leaves a reservoir | portal of exit |
| The way an infectious agent can be transmitted | mode of transmission |
| The way an infectious agent enters a new host or reservoir | portal of entry |
| Basic task required in any health care occupation | handwashing |
| What does PPE stand for | personal protective equipment |
| The color of a bioharzard bag for disposing of contaminated material is what | red |
| These standards were developed by the CDC to prevent the spread of infection | standard precautions |
| Every body fluid must be considered what? | potentially infectious |
| This must be worn during procedures that may produce splashes of blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions. | goggles or face shield |
| Type of organism that multiplies rapidly & is often killed with antiboitics | bacteria |
| animal like organism often found in decayed material, animal or bird feces, insect bites, or contaminated water | protozoa |
| plant like organisms that live on dead organic matter | fungi |
| The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection | handwashing |
| This pandemic caused Ebola like symptoms that wiped out the Aztecs in Mexico | Cocolitzi |
| This prevents the growth of pathogens | antiseptic |
| uses chemical disinfectants to destroy pathogents | disinfection |
| destroys pathogenic & nonpathogenic organisms | sterilization |
| Pandemic that causes severe back pain caused by the fecal matter of lice that caused over 3 million to die in 1918-1922 | Typhus |
| Pandemic that killed over 36 million between 2005-2012 that is spread through blood/body fluids | HIV |
| How long should you rub your hands together when washing them correctly | at least 20 seconds |
| What is needed for microorganisms to grow | warm environment, darkness, and a source of food |
| an infection that originates within the body is called what | endogenous |
| an infection that originates outside of the body is called what | exogenous |
| four common aseptic techniques | handwashing, personal hygiene, disposable gloves, proper cleaning |
| parasitic microorganisms that cannot live outside of the cells of another living organism commonly found in fleas, lice, ticks, and mites | rickettsiae |
| smallest microorganism that are spread human to human that are resistant to antiboitics | viruses |
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