Microbiology

The Bacillius is which shape

Our job as Central Service Technicians is to prevent microorganisms by destroying them.

All microorganisms are harmful

Central Service Technicians must learn to see microorganisms with their “mind’s eye”

We come into contact with thousands of microorgranisms each day what percentage of microorganisms are harmful to humans

Mumps, shingles, common cold, and polio are all types of viral diseases

pathogen means

Fungi are involved in the production of most kinds of antibiotics.

Which is not a fungi

Microorganisms can pose a threat to both patients and employees.

What is Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA)

A person can have HIV without developing AIDS, but it is not possible to have AIDS without first having HIV.

Microorganisms can be classified by their gram stain type of either g+, or g-

What is the state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious organisms or other material.

Viruses are smaller than bacteria

Can microorganisms move by themselves?

By properly cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing equipment, instruments, and utensils we are protecting our patients

Can an instrument that wasn't properly sterilized pose a threat to a new patient

Aerobic bacteria require oxygen to grow

What is the reservoir of the agent in the chain of infection

Anaerobic bacteria does not require oxygen to grow

A microorganism capable of forming a thick wall around itself that enables it to survive in adverse conditions

The Cocci bacteria is which shape

Who or what is a Susceptible Host

Hepatitis B Vaccine is strongly recommended for Central Service Technicians.

Any one-celled animal-like microorganism in the sub-kingdom of protozoa

What are some microorganisms that adapt and change to increase their chances of survival called?

The study of microorganisms. The science which treats the nature, life and action of microorganisms.

The Spirillum bacteria are which shape?

Which is not part of a cell's anatomy?