Infection, Asepsis, and Sterile Technique Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• sterile: item free of all microorganisms and spores.
• convalescent: acute symptoms subside until person recovers.
• influenza: a droplet transmitted disease.
• spores: most difficult type of microorganisms to destroy.
• direct: most frequent mode of disease transmission.
• steam: sterilization technique used to kill pathogenic microorganisms.
• virulence: pathogen's strength to cause disease.
• pathogens: microorganisms that cause disease.
• antibiotics: microorganism resistance to _ may cause nosocomial infections.
• handwashing: most effective measure to prevent spread of disease.
• communicable: diseases spread from one person to another.
• diarrhea: acute condition transmitted via direct/indirect contact.
• incubation: pathogen enters body until 1st symptoms appear.
• chemotherapy: patient treatment requiring reverse isolation.
• contagious: diseases which are transmitted to many individuals quickly and easily.
• tuberculosis: an airborne transmitted disease.
• contaminated: object was clean/sterile before it touched a dirty object.