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Which of the following is the definition of septicemia?
Which of the following is the definition of septicemia?
- A substance usually intended for use on persons that inhibits the growth of pathogens but not necessarily destroy them
- The process by which all microorganisms including their spores are destroyed
- The natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
- The transport of infection or the products of infection throughout the body or by blood (correct)
What is the difference between disinfection and sterilization?
What is the difference between disinfection and sterilization?
- Disinfection reduces the number of microbes present, while sterilization renders something unclean or unsterile
- Disinfection is the process by which pathogens are destroyed from inanimate objects, while sterilization is the process of cleaning
- Disinfection destroys pathogens but not their spores, while sterilization destroys all microorganisms including their spores (correct)
- Disinfection is the process of inhibiting the growth of pathogens, while sterilization is the process of transporting infection throughout the body
What is the definition of a carrier?
What is the definition of a carrier?
- A person or animal who is without signs of illness but who harbors pathogens within the body that can be transferred to another (correct)
- The natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
- A person or animal known or believed to have been exposed to a disease
- A disease producing microorganism
What is the difference between a communicable disease and an infectious disease?
What is the difference between a communicable disease and an infectious disease?
Which of the following is the definition of an opportunistic pathogen?
Which of the following is the definition of an opportunistic pathogen?
What is the definition of contamination?
What is the definition of contamination?
Which of the following is the primary purpose of an antiseptic?
Which of the following is the primary purpose of an antiseptic?
What is the primary habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms?
What is the primary habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms?
What term is used to describe the process of rendering something unclean or unsterile?
What term is used to describe the process of rendering something unclean or unsterile?
Which of the following is the definition of a pathogen?
Which of the following is the definition of a pathogen?
What term is used to describe the microorganisms that normally live on a person's skin?
What term is used to describe the microorganisms that normally live on a person's skin?
Which of the following is the process by which all microorganisms, including their spores, are destroyed?
Which of the following is the process by which all microorganisms, including their spores, are destroyed?
What term is used to describe the transport of infection or the products of infection throughout the body or by blood?
What term is used to describe the transport of infection or the products of infection throughout the body or by blood?
Which of the following is the definition of an infection?
Which of the following is the definition of an infection?
What term is used to describe a person or animal who is without signs of illness but harbors pathogens within the body that can be transferred to another?
What term is used to describe a person or animal who is without signs of illness but harbors pathogens within the body that can be transferred to another?
