Chapter Review
Short Answer
1. Name the five known common infectious agents (microorganisms).
2. What are the growth requirements for microorganisms?
3. Explain the preventive measures for health care professionals against the hepatitis B virus
4. Explain the precautions to be taken when you are exposed to blood and body fluids.
5. Why is it vitally important to follow standard and universal precautions?
6. How are used needles, lancets, capillary tubes, glass slides, and other sharp instruments to be hande
7. List the five steps in the infectious disease process and give a brief explanation of each.
8. Explain the difference between sanitization, disinfection, and sterilization.
9. Define medical asepsis.
10. Explain the purpose of using sterilization indicators for autoclaving