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OSHA stands for - Answer- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What system requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn for
contact with all body
fluids, even if blood is visible? - Answer- Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
What does asymptomatic mean? - Answer- Showing no signs or symptoms of
infection
What is the chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs
on cleaned
surfaces called? - Answer- Sanitation
Why is is important to know the difference between rules and laws? - Answer-
Rules and
regulations are more specific than laws
What did the CDC introduce in 1985 as a response to the major public health
crisis of AIDS? -
Answer- Universal Precautions
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Who should you call as soon as possible after an accident has occurred? -
Answer- EMTs
The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the
label is known as -
Answer- Efficacy
What term refers to items made or constructed of a material that has openings?
- Answer- Porous
What replaced the Universal Precautions in 1996? - Answer- Standard Precations
What is mycobacterium fortuitum? - Answer- A microscopic germ that normally
exists in tap
water in small numbers
Natural immunity is resistance to disease that is - Answer- Partly inherited and
partly developed
through healthy living
Standard Precautions (SP) apply to all body fluids and secretions except what? -
Answer- Sweat
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What is the correct term for disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body
by blood? -
Answer- Bloodborne pathogens
What is the basic assumption underlying Standard Precautions (SP)? - Answer-
All body fluids
are potential sources of infection
What term refers to the ability of the body to destroy and resist infection? -
Answer- Immunity
What is the term for pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of
grapes? - Answer-
Staphylococci
What is the term for slender, hair-like extensions used by bacilli and spirilia for
locomotion? -
Answer- Flagella
What is efficacy? - Answer- Ability to produce an effect
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What is a type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional
treatments such as
antibiotics? - Answer- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
What does bactericidal mean? - Answer- Capable of destroying bacteria
What is tinea barbae? - Answer- Superficial fungal infections that commonly
affects the skin
What is bioburden? - Answer- The number of viable organisms in or on an object
or surface
What does virucidal mean? - Answer- Capable of destroying viruses
Quat is disinfectant known as - Answer- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Another name for sodium hypochlorite is - Answer- Household bleach
Pus-forming bacteria that grow in curved lines resembling a string of beans are
known as -
Answer- Streptococci
Local infection is what? - Answer- Pimple or abscess