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