HCB 102 Unit 1 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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HCB 102 Unit 1 Questions with
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Question:Antibacterial


Ans: effective against bacteria


Question: Antiseptic


Ans: arresting growth of microorganisms


Question: Asepsis


Ans: condition of being aseptic


Question: Bacteria


Ans: single-celled microorganisms


Question: Blood-borne Pathogen


Ans: causative agent located in the blood


Question: Contagious Disease


Ans: infectious disease communicable by contact

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Question: Contaminated


Ans: infected by contact


Question: Direct Contact


Ans: Junction of body surfaces


Question: Disinfectant


Ans: substance to free from infection by destroying microorganisms


Question: Disinfection


Ans: process to free from infection by destroying microorganisms


Question: Fungi


Ans: any of the kingdom, saprophytic, and parasite spore-producing
eukaryotic


Question: Health care associated infections (HAIs)


Ans: infection acquired in a hospital


Question: Infection


Ans: material contaminated with an infective agent

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Question: Isolation


Ans: A separation to prevent from those who are infected to those who are
susceptible


Question: microorganism


Ans: An organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size


Question: Pathogen


Ans: disease producing microorganisms


Question: Standard Precautions


Ans: group of infection prevention practices regardless of diagnosis


Question: Chain of Infection


Ans: Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of
entry and susceptible host


Question: Infectious agents (pathogens)


Ans: bacteria, virus, protozoa, fungi, and helminthes


Question: Viruses

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Ans: DNA or RNA in a protein coating


Question: Protozoa


Ans: Unicellular microorganisms that infect blood


Question: Helminthes


Ans: Parasitic worms or flukes


Question: Reservoir


Ans: A place where pathogen grows


Question: Portal of Exit


Ans: An exit route for pathogens to leave its host


Question: mode of transmission


Ans: The manner in which an infectious agent moves from one source to
another


Question: Contact


Ans: most frequent source of HAIs


Question: Indirect contact