Chp 4 Controlling Bacterial/Viral Infections

Question 1

Sepsis

Answer 1

decay due to bacteria

Question 2

Asepsis

Answer 2

opposite of sepsis, no pathogenic microorganism

Question 3

Sterilization does what?

Answer 3

kills/ removes all micro-organisms in material

Question 4

Disinfection reduces?

Answer 4

number of microorganisms

Question 5

Disinfectants are used on what?

What do they do?

Answer 5

used on non-living substances

reduce number pathogens

Question 6

Antiseptics

Answer 6

Disinfectants mild enough be used on living tissue

Question 7

what are Standard Precautions?

why are they used?

Answer 7

aseptic techniques designed reduce transmission of pathogens

Question 8

4 Standard Precautions

Answer 8

1. latex or vinyl gloves when contacting body fluid
2. gowns or masks for splashing
3. hypodermic needles and sharps handled minimally, exposed properly
4. spills cleaned with paper towel and gloves, areas disinfected with bleach

Question 9

whats used in addition to PPE?

Answer 9

1. health policies
2. hand hygiene
3. respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette

Question 10

Chemotherapy

Answer 10

cancer treatment, use chemical agents to treat disease

Question 11

Antibiotics are made by what?

what do they do?

Answer 11

microorganisms

have ability to destroy or inhibit growth of bacteria

Question 12

Example of antibiotic?

Answer 12

penicillin

Question 13

what do viruses do?

Answer 13

take over our cells to reproduce themselves so they’re inside our cells

Question 14

any drug that kills cells that contain ____ also kill our _____ cells

Answer 14

viruses, body

Question 15

Antibiotics ____ kill viruses

Answer 15

can’t

Question 16

Mutations

Answer 16

mistakes that sometimes occur when cell reproduces DNA

Question 17

bacteria reproduce every ____ minutes

Answer 17

20

Question 18

what happens when bacteria/viruses get mutations? some mutations are ____, some mutations make _____, some mutations _____

Answer 18

harmful, no difference, beneficial

Question 19

Vaccines include? (4)

Answer 19

inactivated bacterial toxins
killed microbes
parts microbes
viable and weakened microbes