Exam 6: Infection Control

In "Contact Precautions," when should you wear gloves?

When bacteria form hard shells around themselves as a defense, they are called spores.

Viruses can survive only in other living cells.

Some microorganisms are helpful to humans.

HIV is a virus that spreads through which route?

Which of the following definitions is false?

For infection to spread there needs to be a source, a host, and a means for transmission.

"Micro" means harmful.

An object that is free of all microorganisms is known as sterile.

Disinfection of noncritical items, like blood pressure cuffs, used in the care of patients kills low levels of spores.

Pathogens build human tissue by using it as food.