INFECTION CONTROL/PROGRAM

Question 1

INFECTION CONTROL (10)

Answer 1

INFECTION
PATHOGENS
NORMAL FLORA
LOCAL INFECTION
SYSTEMIC INFECTION
AUTOGENOUS INFECTION
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
COMMUNICABLE INFECTION
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONS
MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM

Question 2

Microorganism invades the body,
multiplies, and causes injury or
disease

Answer 2

INFECTION

Question 3

nonpathogenic microorganisms on
our skin and in other areas (GIT)

Answer 3

NORMAL FLORA

Question 4

Microorganisms that cause
disease

Answer 4

PATHOGENS

Question 5

Infection affecting the entire body

Answer 5

SYSTEMIC
INFECTION

Question 6

infection from one’s own flora

Answer 6

AUTOGENOUS
INFECTION

Question 7

spread from person to person

Answer 7

COMMUNICABLE
INFECTION

Question 8

acquired in hospitals or other
healthcare facilities

Answer 8

NOSOCOMIAL
INFECTION

Question 9

superbugs

Answer 9

MULTIDRUG
RESISTANT
ORGANISMS

Question 10

Pathogenic microorganisms
resistant to several drugs

Answer 10

MULTIDRUG
RESISTANT
ORGANISMS

Question 11

AIRBORNE, CONTACT, DROPLET, VECTOR, VEHICLE

Answer 11

Means of Transmission

Question 12

body orifices
mucous membranes
broken skin

Answer 12

Entry of pathway

Question 13

elderly, newborn, acute/chronically ill, immune suppressed, unvaccinated

Answer 13

Susceptible Host

Question 14

Infectious Agent

Answer 14

bacteria
fungus
protozoon
rickettsia
virus

Question 15

Reservoir

Answer 15

Animal, human, equipment, food, soil and water

Question 16

exit pathway

Answer 16

blood
exudate
secretions
excretions

Question 17

a continuous link in the transmission of harmful organisms between a source and the susceptible host

Answer 17

chain of infection

Question 18

● source
● Causative agent
● Pathogenic microbe responsible for causing an infection
● Bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses

Answer 18

INFECTIOUS
AGENT

Question 19

● source of an infectious agent
● Place where the microbe could grow,
survive, and multiply
● Humans, animals, insects, food,
water, soil, equipment

Answer 19

RESERVOIR

Question 20

a way an infectious agent can leave a
reservoir host

● Secretions from eyes, nose, mouth
● Exudates from wounds, mucous
membranes, tissue specimens, blood,
feces, urine

Answer 20

exit of pathway

Question 21

● contact, either direct or indirect
● Droplets
● Airborne
● Vector
● Vehicle

Answer 21

MEANS OF
TRANSMISSION

Question 22

● Entry pathway
● Way an infectious agent enters a
susceptible host
● Body orifices
● Mucous membranes
● Break in the skin

Answer 22

PORTAL OF
ENTRY

Question 23

● Someone who is prone to infection
(elderly, newborn,
immune-suppressed, unvaccinated,
with acute or chronic illness)

Answer 23

SUSCEPTIBLE
HOST

Question 24

MEANS OF TRANSMISSION

Answer 24

direct contact
indirect contact
airborne transmission
droplet transmission
vector
vehicle borne

Question 25

Physical transfer of infective material from the source to the susceptible host through close or intimate

Answer 25

DIRECT CONTACT

Question 26

● Transfer of infective materials via an object, such as bed linens, instruments, furniture

Answer 26

INDIRECT CONTACT

Question 27

● Transfer of an infectious, agent to the mucous membranes of a susceptible individual via infectious ● 5 microns or larger ● Do not remain suspended in the air ● Transmitted through coughing, sneezing, talking

Answer 27

DROPLET TRANSMISSION

Question 28

Dispersal of infectious agents that can remain infectious for long periods of the im particles less than 5 microns and can be inhaled ● Droplet nuclei or died residue of droplets ● Airborne droplet nuclei develop when the Fluid of pathogenic droplets evaporates ● Small and light they may remain suspended in the air for several hours ● Can be spread via ventilation systems

Answer 28

AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION

Question 29

Transfer of infective material through contaminated items such as food or water

Answer 29

VEHICLE

Question 30

Transmission by insect or animal vectors ● Dengue, Malaria (Mosquitoes)

Answer 30

VECTOR-BORNE

Question 31

BREAKING THE CHAIN OF INFECTION

Answer 31

● Stopping infections at the source ● Preventing contact with substances from the exit pathways ● Eliminating means of transmission ● Blocking exposure to entry pathways ● Reducing or eliminating the susceptibility of potential hosts

Question 32

WAYS TO BREAK THE CHAIN OF INFECTION

Answer 32

● Effective hand hygiene procedure ● Good nutrition, adequate rest, and reduction of stress ● Immunization against common pathogens ● Proper decontamination of surfaces and instruments ● Proper disposal of sharps and infectious waste ● Use of personal protective equipment ● Use of needle safety devices during blood collection ● Infection control programs ● Insect and rodent control ● Isolation procedures

Question 33

INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM

Answer 33

● Protect patients, employees and visitors from infection ● Screen employees for infectious diseases and to require immunization when ● Provide evaluation and treatment to health workers who have been exposed to infections while performing their duty ● Monitor employees and patients who are at risk of infection and to collect data from patients and health workers who have been exposed to such danger Hand hygiene effective way to prevent the spread of infection