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Manicuring 5: Infection Control

Infection Control 

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Question 1 of 20

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in each state registers many different types of ________.

A

Antiseptics

B

Antibiotics

C

Diseases

D

Disinfectants

Question 2 of 20

There are thousands of different kinds of bacteria, but they are classified into the following two primary types: ____________.

A

Saprophytes and parasites

B

Decomposing and fertilizing

C

Pathogenic and nonpathogenic

D

Active and inactive

Question 3 of 20

Nonpathogenic bacteria may perform useful functions and ___________. 

A

Do not cause disease

B

Antibiotics

C

Protect against infection

D

all of the above

Question 4 of 20

Pathogenic bacteria that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism are know as _________. 

A

Saprophytes

B

Parasites

C

Cocci

D

Spore forming

Question 5 of 20

Bacteria are one-celled microorganisms also known as microbes or __________. 

A

Antiseptics

B

Infections

C

Germs

D

Fungicides

Question 6 of 20

The division of a bacterial cell into two new cells is called ______. 

A

Spore growth

B

Decomposing

C

Mitosis

D

Fertilizing

Question 7 of 20

The bacteria responsible for food poising and toxic shock syndrome are ________. 

A

Staphylococci

B

Streptococci

C

Bacilli

D

Spirilla

Question 8 of 20

Submicroscopic structures that infect cells of a biological organism are well known as __________. 

A

Infections

B

Viruses

C

Fungus

D

Parasites

Question 9 of 20

Pus-forming bacteria that grow in bunches or clusters are __________. 

A

Staphylococci

B

Bacilli

C

Streptococci

D

Diplococci

Question 10 of 20

Non-pathogenic bacteria are _______. 

A

Harmful

B

Harmless

C

Germs

D

Disease-Producing

Question 11 of 20

An infectious agents smaller than bacteria and capable of replication through taking over the host cell's reproduction machinery is known as ____________. 

A

An infection

B

A contagion

C

A virus

D

A disease

Question 12 of 20

Pathogenic bacteria may produce _________. 

A

Health

B

antitoxins

C

Disease

D

Beneficial effects

Question 13 of 20

An example of a local infection is _________. 

A

Blood poisoning

B

Food poisoning

C

Hepatitis B

D

An abscess

Question 14 of 20

The ability to destroy or resist infection is known as _______.

A

Community resistance

B

Contagious Infection

C

General infection

D

Immunity

Question 15 of 20

The condition that is developed after the body has overcome a disease or has been inoculated for the disease is known as _________. 

A

Natural immunity

B

Acquired immunity

C

Human disease resistor

D

Acquired immunodeficiency

Question 16 of 20

A contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite is __________. 

A

Scabies

B

Blood poisoning

C

Lesions

D

HIV/AIDS

Question 17 of 20

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is caused by _________. 

A

A filterable virus

B

The HIV virus

C

The HBV virus

D

A filterable bacteria

Question 18 of 20

The HIV virus is spread mainly through ________.

A

Holding hands with an infected person

B

Sharing food with an infected person

C

Sharing bathroom facilities

D

Sharing needles by intravenous drug uses

Question 19 of 20

The process that eliminates most, but not necessarily all, microorganisms on non-living surfaces is called _______.

A

Fumigation

B

Disinfection

C

Extermination

D

Promoting growth of bacteria

Question 20 of 20

Completely destroying all microbial life including bacterial spores is called ________. 

A

Sanitation

B

Laundering

C

Sterilization

D

Removing bacterial

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