Ch. 7

Question 1

Disinfection

Answer 1

• Destruction of vegetative pathogens.

* Control the directed at destroying harmful Microorganisms

Question 2

Destruction of vegetative pathogens a living tissue

Answer 2

Antisepsis

Question 3

• Kills vegetative forms of bacterial pathogens, almost all viruses, fungi and their stores, within about 10 minutes.
• Not always a reliable sterilization procedure, because some endospores and viruses may not be killed so quickly.

Answer 3

Boiling

Question 4

• Direct flaming (Bunsen burner)

* Hot air sterilization

Answer 4

Dry Heat

Question 5

-cide-

Answer 5

• Means kill

* Name of treatments that cause the outright of microbes have this suffix.

Question 6

• High temperatures team under pressure
• Preferred method of sterilization and healthcare setting
• Kills all organisms and their endospores in 15 minutes but not prions

Answer 6

Autoclaving

Question 7

Sterilization

Answer 7

• Removal or destruction of all living microorganisms.
• Including endospores with the possible exception of prions.
• Usually done by steam under pressure or a sterilizing gas, such as ethylene oxide.