Infection Control Crossword

Most important and most basic technique in preventing transmission
another word for Hospital acquired infections
Body's first line of defense against microorganisms
______ of entry: how an infection gets into a person
The common word for a microbe
Another word for infectious
An agent that causes infection or disease
Place where a pathogen can survive or grow
animal or person who shows no symptoms, but disease may be transferable
pathogen is present; does not cause disease
_______ is a pathogen's or microbe's ability to infect or damage a host.
Salmonella is an example of a _____________
Hepatitis A is an example of a __________
Ringworm is an example of a ________ infection
A __________ is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.
____________ contact may cause transmission of infection through dirty linens
_________ flora survive and multiply without causing harm
These are worn if soiling of clothing is likely
This type of transmission involves small airborne particles containing microbes remain suspended in the air for long periods of time (>1m)
Sneezing and coughing may cause this type of transmission
destruction of all microorganisms (including spores)