INFECTION CONTROL UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● What are the four basic infectious agents?
Answer: Protozoan parasites, bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
●● Define blood-borne pathogens.
Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms that may be present in human
blood.
●● What is the purpose of chemotherapy?
Answer: Treatment of disease by chemical agents.
●● What is a cyst in the context of parasitology?
Answer: A stage in the life cycle of certain parasites during which they
are enclosed in a protective wall.
●● What does 'dimorphic' refer to?
Answer: Occurring in two distinct forms.
●● What is a nosocomial infection?
, Answer: An infection that patients acquire while receiving treatment for
another healthcare issue.
●● What is the role of disinfectants?
Answer: Chemicals used to free an environment from pathogenic
organisms.
●● What is the difference between medical and surgical asepsis?
Answer: Medical asepsis reduces infectious agents; surgical asepsis
prevents contamination by microbes during surgery.
●● What are standard precautions?
Answer: Precautions to prevent the transmission of disease by body
fluids and substances.
●● What is the definition of infection?
Answer: Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues
that may result in local cellular injury.
●● What is the definition of immunity?
Answer: Security against a particular disease.
●● What are pathogens?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● What are the four basic infectious agents?
Answer: Protozoan parasites, bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
●● Define blood-borne pathogens.
Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms that may be present in human
blood.
●● What is the purpose of chemotherapy?
Answer: Treatment of disease by chemical agents.
●● What is a cyst in the context of parasitology?
Answer: A stage in the life cycle of certain parasites during which they
are enclosed in a protective wall.
●● What does 'dimorphic' refer to?
Answer: Occurring in two distinct forms.
●● What is a nosocomial infection?
, Answer: An infection that patients acquire while receiving treatment for
another healthcare issue.
●● What is the role of disinfectants?
Answer: Chemicals used to free an environment from pathogenic
organisms.
●● What is the difference between medical and surgical asepsis?
Answer: Medical asepsis reduces infectious agents; surgical asepsis
prevents contamination by microbes during surgery.
●● What are standard precautions?
Answer: Precautions to prevent the transmission of disease by body
fluids and substances.
●● What is the definition of infection?
Answer: Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues
that may result in local cellular injury.
●● What is the definition of immunity?
Answer: Security against a particular disease.
●● What are pathogens?
