Sanitation & Disease Control Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• organic material : often impedes a disinfectants efficacy
• ammonia : should never be mixed with a halogen
• sterilization : destroys most disease-producing organisms
• halogen : class of disinfectant that can break down fabric
• iodine : often used as a topical antiseptic prior to surgery
• pain : resulted when placing alcohol in a wound
• nosocomial : infection acquired in the hospital
• alcohol : low level disinfectant
• static : means to slow the growth of microbe levels
• chlorhexidine : sometimes found in veterinary shampoos and oral rinses
• acetic acid : often used to kill pseudomonas in the ear canal
• vapours : a common cause of airway irritation when mixing disinfection agents
• disinfection : destroys all disease-producing organisms
• sanitizer : reduces a microbe to a safe level
• antiseptic : placed on tissue to kill microbes
• inexpensive : important consideration when choosing a disinfectant, according to a practice owner
• cidal : means to kill microbes
• phenol : type of compound that describes lysol
• corrosive : if applied to skin or other tissues
• biguanides : class of disinfectant that cannot be placed in the ear canal
• prevail : type of accelerated hydrogen peroxide
• glutaraldehyde : often referred to as a cold sterile