Healthcare Infection Control 7

Some cause diseases and some do not cause diseases?

Is directed toward maintaining cleanliness and eliminating or preventing contamination?

Means that the disease or infection orginates outside the body?

To expose an object or area to organisms or pathogens?

Prevents or inhibits the growth of pathogenic organisms but is not effective against spores and viruses?

A small living plant or animal that is not visible to the naked eye?

Means that the disease or infection originates inside the body?

A process that destroys or kills pathogenic organisms?

A disease producing organism?

Steam under pressure that kills pathogenic and non- pathogenic organisms?