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Clin Lab Proced.02
Homework Packet #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A _______________ is a special work cabinet that provides protection while working with infectious materials. | Biological Safety Cabinet |
| A very fine mist that forms when a liquid is spilled or poured is called a(n): | Aerosol |
| An _______________ is a chemical used on living tissue to inhibit the growth of microbes. | Antiseptic |
| A ______________ is a risk or hazard to health or the environment from biological agents. | Biohazard |
| A situation, such as a needle stick, in which an individual is exposed to possible infection through contact with body substances from another individual would be considered a(n) _______________ incident. | Exposure |
| _______________ is the abbreviation used for "other potentially infections materials." | OPIM |
| The responsibility for identifying employees at risk of exposure to blood or OPIM lies with the _______________. | Employer |
| HCV is the virus that causes _______________. | Hepatitis C Infection |
| Something is _______________ if it is capable of causing damage or injury to the host. | Pathogenic |
| A hospital-acquired infection is a _______________ infection. | Nosocomial |
| _______________ is a retrovirus that has been identified as the cause of AIDS. | HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| A method of preventing the spread of disease by separating a person with a contagious or infectious disease from the healthy population is _______________. | Isolation |
| Standard Precautions is a set of comprehensive safety guidelines designed to protect the _______________ and the ______________. | Patient/Healthcare worker |
| _______________ is used to kill or inactivate living organisms and viruses. | Sterilization |
| A CDC isolation category designed to prevent transmission of diseases spread by close or direct contact is _______________ precautions. | Contact |
| A person who harbors an organism, has no symptoms or signs of disease, but is capable of spreading the organism to others is a _______________. | Carrier |
| _______________ are inanimate objects such as bed rails, linens, or eating utensils that can be contaminated with microorganisms. | Fomites |
| An _______________ is a pathological condition caused by growth of microorganisms in the host. | Infection |
| The practice of limiting the movement and social contact of a patient who is potentially infectious or who must be protected from exposure to infectious agents is called _______________. | Isolation |
| An infection acquired in a hospital or other health care facility is called a ______________ infection. | Nosocomial |
| Standard Precautions is a set of CDC guidelines designed to protect patients and health care workers by regarding all patients and body substances as potentially _______________. | Infectious |
| Protective isolation is also called _______________ isolation. | Reverse |
| A _______________ organism is one that does not normally cause disease in a healthy individual. | Nonpathogenic |
| "Mad Cow Disease" is also known as _________________________. | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) |
| A disease with symptoms that have an abrupt onset, multiple organ damage, and include fatigue and bleeding under the skin are _______________. | Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers |
| The _______________ is a network of laboratories organized by the CDC, FBI, and the Association of Public Health Laboratories. | LRN - Laboratory Response Network |
| Avian influenza is a problem for humans because humans have no known _______________ to it. | Immunity |
| The _______________ family of viruses cause Ebola hemorrhagic fever and Marburg hemorrhagic fever. | Filovirus |
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is caused by an unconventional transmissible agent called a _______________. | Prion |
| The development of multi-drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium has allowed the reemergence of the disease _______________. | Tuberculosis |
| All _______________ agents have been recognized by the CDC as potential biological weapons. | Class A |
| Acts of terrorism involving threats to agricultural products such as food, animals, and crops are known as ______________. | Agroterrorism |
| Clostridium Botulinum produces the toxin _______________ and is the most potent _______________ known. | Botulinum Toxin/Neurotoxin |
| A _______________ is the infectious form of a virus. | Virion |
| _______________ is the disease caused by Bacillus Anthracis. | Anthrax |
| Variola virus causes the disease _______________. | Smallpox |
| The U.S. governmental agency charged with planning for natural and human-made disasters as well as preventing potential terror threats is the U.S. Department of _______________. | Homeland Security |
| In 1972, _______________ was considered eradicated and routine vaccinations were discontinued. | Smallpos |
| The three forms of the plague are __________, __________, and __________. | Bubonic/Septicemic/Pneumonic |
| AVIAN INFLUENZA | An infection of birds with one of the influenza A viruses. |
| AGROTERRORISM | Acts of terrorism involving threats to agricultural products. |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus - A form of severe immunodeficiency caused by infections with HIV virus. |
| AEROSOL | A liquid in the form of a very fine mist. |
| BIOHAZARD | A risk of hazard to health or the environment from biological agents. |
| BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY | (BSE)A fetal, neurological disease of cattle caused by a prion. |
| CARRIER | A person who harbors an organism, has no symptoms, but is capable of spreading the organism to others. |
| PANDEMIC | A widespread disease transmitted person to person and occurring over an entire country, continent, or even worldwide. |
| BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS | (BBP) Pathogen that can be present in human blood and other body fluids and that cause disease. |
| EBOLA and MARBURG | Highly infectious filovirus that causes a hemorrhagic fever. |
| VIRION | The infectious for of a virus. |
| FOMITES | Inanimate objects that may be contaminated with and transmit infectious organisms. |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus - A retrovirus that has been identified as the cause of AIDS. |
| STANDARD PRECAUTIONS | A set of comprehensive safety guidelines designed to protect patients and health care workers and which requires that all patients and body substances of any kind be regarded as potentially infectious. |
| HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C | Two viruses that cause hepatitis infections and are transmitted by contact with infected blood or other body fluids. |
| EPIDEMIC | Disease affecting many persons at the same time, spread from person to person, and occurring in an area where the disease is not prevalent. |
| PROTECTIVE ISOLATION | An Isolation category designed to protect highly susceptible patients from exposure to infectious agents. |
| SARS | The acronym for sever acute respiratory syndrome caused by a coronavirus. |
| NOSOCOMIAL | An infection acquired as a result of being hospitalized or institutionalized. |
| LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORK | LRN - A national network of laboratories with the ability for rapid response to threats to public health. |
| PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | (PPE) Specialized clothing or equipment used to protect workers from direct exposure to potentially infectious or hazardous materials. |
| MYOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS | An acid-fast bacillus that causes tuberculosis. |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | A federal agency whose primary mission is to prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism on U.S. soil. |
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