HCB TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025/2026
What's \does \infection \control \involve? \- \ANS-taking \steps \to \prevent \the \spread \of \
infectious \agents
Antibacterial \- \ANS-directed \or \effective \against \bacteria \(KILLS)
antiseptic \- \ANS-preventing \or \arresting \the \growth \of \microorganisms
Asepsis \- \ANS-the \condition \of \being \aseptic \(absence \of \pathogens \growing)
aseptic \technique \- \ANS-preventing \infection \(reduces \the \risk \of \infection)
Bacteria \- \ANS-single \cell \microorganism \that \multiplies \rapidly
blood-borne \pathogen \- \ANS-A \specific \causative \agent \of \disease \located \in \the \blood \
(HIV \or \hepatitis)
contagious \disease \- \ANS-infectious \disease \that \is \spread \through \contact \with \one \who \
has \it, \with \bodily \discharge \or \an \object \touched \by \that \person
contaminated \- \ANS-to \soil, \stain, \or \infect \by \contact \or \association \(presence \of \blood \
or \other \material \that \is \infectious \or \potentially \infectious)
direct \contact \- \ANS-union \of \body \surfaces
,disinfectant \- \ANS-free \from \infection \(kills \agent \but \not \spores)
disinfection \- \ANS-process \that \eliminates \agent \but \not \spores
fungi \- \ANS-kingdom \of \parasitic \spore-producing \eukaryotic \that \lacks \chlorophyll \(molds, \
rust, \mildew)
Health \care-associated \infections \(HAIs) \- \ANS-Nosocomial \infection \that \occurs \in \a \hospital, \
happens \within \72 \hours \of \being \admitted, \mostly \due \to \lack \of \care
infection \- \ANS-infective \agent \contaminated \with \an \infective \agent
isolation \- \ANS-separation \for \a \period \of \time \to \prevent \or \limit \transmission \of \infectious
\agent
microorganism \- \ANS-organism \of \microscopic \or \ultramicroscopic \size
pathogen \- \ANS-disease \or \virus \that \produces \infection
Standard \Precautions \- \ANS-group \of \infection \prevention \that \applies \to \all \patients
Infection \Control \Concepts \- \ANS-standard \precautions \are \concepts \in \which \all \body \fluids \
are \assumed \to \be \infected \with \blood-borne \pathogens
chain \of \infection \- \ANS-sequence \of \events \that \must \occur \to \develop \an \infection
Infectious \Agent \(pathogen) \- \ANS-disease \causing \microorganism
What \are \the \common \types \of \infectious \agents? \- \ANS-bacteria, \viruses, \protozoa, \fungi, \
and \helminths
, bacteria \- \ANS-multiply \rapidly, \can \transmit \to \each \other
viruses \- \ANS-DNA \or \RNA \encased \in \protein, \cannot \reproduce \outside \of \a \living \host \
cell
protozoa \- \ANS-unicellular \microorganisms \that \infect \the \blood, \brain, \etc
helminths \- \ANS-parasitic \worms
reservoir \- \ANS-the \place \where \pathogens \grow, \could \or \could \not \multiply
portal \of \exit \- \ANS-a \route \for \pathogens \to \leave \the \host
mode \of \transmission \- \ANS-the \way \the \infectious \agent \moves \to \another \source
what \is \the \most \frequent \source \of \HAIs? \- \ANS-contact
what \are \the \two \types \of \contact? \- \ANS-direct \and \indirect
direct \contact \- \ANS-person \to \person \or \source \to \host
indirect \contact \- \ANS-Contact \with \contaminated \inanimate \objects
vector \transmission \- \ANS-through \a \bite
droplet \infection \- \ANS-through \droplets \from \an \infected \person \when \projected \a \short \
distance
2025/2026
What's \does \infection \control \involve? \- \ANS-taking \steps \to \prevent \the \spread \of \
infectious \agents
Antibacterial \- \ANS-directed \or \effective \against \bacteria \(KILLS)
antiseptic \- \ANS-preventing \or \arresting \the \growth \of \microorganisms
Asepsis \- \ANS-the \condition \of \being \aseptic \(absence \of \pathogens \growing)
aseptic \technique \- \ANS-preventing \infection \(reduces \the \risk \of \infection)
Bacteria \- \ANS-single \cell \microorganism \that \multiplies \rapidly
blood-borne \pathogen \- \ANS-A \specific \causative \agent \of \disease \located \in \the \blood \
(HIV \or \hepatitis)
contagious \disease \- \ANS-infectious \disease \that \is \spread \through \contact \with \one \who \
has \it, \with \bodily \discharge \or \an \object \touched \by \that \person
contaminated \- \ANS-to \soil, \stain, \or \infect \by \contact \or \association \(presence \of \blood \
or \other \material \that \is \infectious \or \potentially \infectious)
direct \contact \- \ANS-union \of \body \surfaces
,disinfectant \- \ANS-free \from \infection \(kills \agent \but \not \spores)
disinfection \- \ANS-process \that \eliminates \agent \but \not \spores
fungi \- \ANS-kingdom \of \parasitic \spore-producing \eukaryotic \that \lacks \chlorophyll \(molds, \
rust, \mildew)
Health \care-associated \infections \(HAIs) \- \ANS-Nosocomial \infection \that \occurs \in \a \hospital, \
happens \within \72 \hours \of \being \admitted, \mostly \due \to \lack \of \care
infection \- \ANS-infective \agent \contaminated \with \an \infective \agent
isolation \- \ANS-separation \for \a \period \of \time \to \prevent \or \limit \transmission \of \infectious
\agent
microorganism \- \ANS-organism \of \microscopic \or \ultramicroscopic \size
pathogen \- \ANS-disease \or \virus \that \produces \infection
Standard \Precautions \- \ANS-group \of \infection \prevention \that \applies \to \all \patients
Infection \Control \Concepts \- \ANS-standard \precautions \are \concepts \in \which \all \body \fluids \
are \assumed \to \be \infected \with \blood-borne \pathogens
chain \of \infection \- \ANS-sequence \of \events \that \must \occur \to \develop \an \infection
Infectious \Agent \(pathogen) \- \ANS-disease \causing \microorganism
What \are \the \common \types \of \infectious \agents? \- \ANS-bacteria, \viruses, \protozoa, \fungi, \
and \helminths
, bacteria \- \ANS-multiply \rapidly, \can \transmit \to \each \other
viruses \- \ANS-DNA \or \RNA \encased \in \protein, \cannot \reproduce \outside \of \a \living \host \
cell
protozoa \- \ANS-unicellular \microorganisms \that \infect \the \blood, \brain, \etc
helminths \- \ANS-parasitic \worms
reservoir \- \ANS-the \place \where \pathogens \grow, \could \or \could \not \multiply
portal \of \exit \- \ANS-a \route \for \pathogens \to \leave \the \host
mode \of \transmission \- \ANS-the \way \the \infectious \agent \moves \to \another \source
what \is \the \most \frequent \source \of \HAIs? \- \ANS-contact
what \are \the \two \types \of \contact? \- \ANS-direct \and \indirect
direct \contact \- \ANS-person \to \person \or \source \to \host
indirect \contact \- \ANS-Contact \with \contaminated \inanimate \objects
vector \transmission \- \ANS-through \a \bite
droplet \infection \- \ANS-through \droplets \from \an \infected \person \when \projected \a \short \
distance
