Infection Control Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: ppe : term for gowns, gloves, masks and caps, host : living organism providing nutrients to microorganisms, cilia : catch pathogens trying to enter the nose, cdc : studies the causes and distribution of diseases, resident : type of flora that needs a vigorous scrub to remove from the hands, germ : another term for pathogen, latent : when bacteria are present but disease is not active, aerobic : microorganism requiring oxygen to live, industrial : type of illness when an employee contracts an infectious disease at work, medical : type of asepsis that reduces the number of pathogens, alcohol : can be both a disinfectant and an antiseptic, pasteur : identified the germ theory, systemic : another name for a general infection, opportunistic : infection due to weakened physiologic state of the body, droplet : type of isolation where particles may only be airborne for a short time and distance, neutropenic : term for reverse isolation, antibody : protective protein that combats pathogens