HCB TEST 1 AND 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RETAKE 100% A+

1.What's does infection control involve? - answer-taking steps to prevent the spread of infectious agents 2.Antibacterial - answer-directed or effective against bacteria (KILLS) 3.antiseptic - answer-preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms 4.Asepsis - answer-the condition of being aseptic (absence of pathogens growing) 5.aseptic technique - answer-preventing infection (reduces the risk of infection) 6.Bacteria - answer-single cell microorganism that multiplies rapidly 7.blood-borne pathogen - answer-A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood (HIV or hepatitis) 8.contagious disease - answer-infectious disease that is spread through contact with one who has it, with bodily discharge or an object touched by that person 9.contaminated - answer-to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association (presence of blood or other material that is infectious or potentially infectious) 10.direct contact - answer-union of body surfaces 11.disinfectant - answer-free from infection (kills agent but not spores) 12.Disinfection - answer-process that eliminates agent but not spores 13.fungi - answer-kingdom of parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic that lacks chlorophyll (molds, rust, mildew) 14.Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - answer-Nosocomial infection that occurs in a hospital, happens within 72 hours of being admitted, mostly due to lack of care 15.infection - answer-infective agent contaminated with an infective agent 16.isolation - answer-separation for a period of time to prevent or limit transmission of infectious agent 17.microorganism - answer-organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size 18.pathogen - answer-disease or virus that produces infection 19.Standard Precautions - answer-group of infection prevention that applies to all patients 20.Infection Control Concepts - answer-standard precautions are concepts in which all body fluids are assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens 21.chain of infection - answer-sequence of events that must occur to develop an infection 22.Infectious Agent (pathogen) - answer-disease causing microorganism 23.What are the common types of infectious agents? - answer-bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths 24.bacteria - answer-multiply rapidly, can transmit to each other 25.viruses - answer-DNA or RNA encased in protein, cannot reproduce outside of a living host cell 26.protozoa - answer-unicellular microorganisms that infect the blood, brain, etc 27.helminths - answer-parasitic worms 28.reservoir - answer-the place where pathogens grow, could or could not multiply 30.portal of exit - answer-a route for pathogens to leave