Health Science: Infection Control Exam Questions
And Complete Answers
microorganism - answer a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
pathogen - answer a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
nonpathogen - answer usually harmless microbes that inhabit a living organism
aerobic - answer promotes the circulation of oxygen through the blood and is associated
with an increased rate of breathing
anaerobic - answer exercise consists of brief intense bursts of physical activity, such as
weightlifting and sprints, where oxygen demand surpasses oxygen supply
bacteria - answer microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found
everywhere
protozoa - answer large group of one-celled organisms (called protists) that live in water or
as parasites. Many protozoans move about by means of appendages known as cilia or
flagella.
rickettaise - answer group of very small bacteria that includes the causative agents of
typhus and various other febrile diseases in humans.
fungi - answer diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that
live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material
virus - answer infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein
coat
Hepatitis C - answer a form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing chronic
liver disease.
Hepatitis B - answer a severe form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing
fever
AIDS/HIV - answer HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms that cause
disease.
