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CH 5
Health and public safety
| Virucidal | Capable of destroying viruses | |||||
| Fungicidal | Capable of destroying molds and fungi | |||||
| Bactericidal | Capable of destroying bacteria | |||||
| Contagious disease (communicable) | A disease is capable of being spread from one person to another | |||||
| Indirect transmission | Contact with an intermediate contaminated object | |||||
| Direct transmission | Transmission of pathogens through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, talking | |||||
| Cleaning | Soap/detergent and water used to remove all visible dirt, debris and many disease causing germs | |||||
| Sanitizing | Chemical process reducing the number of disease causing germs | |||||
| Disinfecting | Chemical process for non porous items, destroying harmful organisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi | |||||
| Sterilizing | Destroys all microbial life including spores, generally with use of an autoclave |