Infection Control

Question 1

OSHA

Answer 1

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Agency of the government that oversees and regulates worker safety

Question 2

CDC

Answer 2

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Provides recommendations & safety guidelines to keep patients, workers, medical offices & facilities safe according to established best practices.

Question 3

HIV

Answer 3

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

A retrovirus that invades and activates helper T-cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex

Question 4

HBV

Answer 4

hepatitis B virus

Liver infection caused by the Hepatitis B virus that is transmitted by blood, semen, or another body fluid from an infected person

Question 5

HAI

Answer 5

healthcare-associated infections (HAI)

Infections acquired in a healthcare settings

Question 6

Chain of Infection

Answer 6

1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host

Question 7

Vector

Answer 7

An organism that carries and transmits an infectious agent into another organism

Ex. mosquito

Question 8

Fomite

Answer 8

A non-living object that transmits disease-causing pathogens