HCB Test 2 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers 100.

, What's does infection control involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS -taking steps to prevent
the spread of infectious agents

Antibacterial - CORRECT ANSWERS -directed or effective against bacteria (KILLS)

antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWERS -preventing or arresting the growth of
microorganisms

Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWERS -the condition of being aseptic (absence of pathogens
growing)

aseptic technique - CORRECT ANSWERS -preventing infection (reduces the risk of
infection)

Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS -single cell microorganism that multiplies rapidly

blood-borne pathogen - CORRECT ANSWERS -A specific causative agent of disease
located in the blood (HIV or hepatitis)

contagious disease - CORRECT ANSWERS -infectious disease that is spread through
contact with one who has it, with bodily discharge or an object touched by that person

contaminated - CORRECT ANSWERS -to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association
(presence of blood or other material that is infectious or potentially infectious)

direct contact - CORRECT ANSWERS -union of body surfaces

disinfectant - CORRECT ANSWERS -free from infection (kills agent but not spores)

disinfection - CORRECT ANSWERS -process that eliminates agent but not spores

fungi - CORRECT ANSWERS -kingdom of parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic that
lacks chlorophyll (molds, rust, mildew)

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - CORRECT ANSWERS -Nosocomial infection
that occurs in a hospital, happens within 72 hours of being admitted, mostly due to lack
of care

infection - CORRECT ANSWERS -infective agent contaminated with an infective agent

isolation - CORRECT ANSWERS -separation for a period of time to prevent or limit
transmission of infectious agent

microorganism - CORRECT ANSWERS -organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic
size