2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
bactericidal - ANSWER ✔✔kills bacteria
bacteriostatic - ANSWER ✔✔inhibits bacterial growth
virulence - ANSWER ✔✔ability to produce disease
toxigenicity - ANSWER ✔✔ability to produce a toxin
communicability - ANSWER ✔✔ability to spread from one individual
to others and cause disease
infectivity - ANSWER ✔✔ability of a biological agent to enter & grow
in the host
,pathogenicity - ANSWER ✔✔ability of a microorganism to cause
disease
antiseptics - ANSWER ✔✔solutions that destroy microorganisms or
inhibit their growth on living tissue
disinfectants - ANSWER ✔✔chemical products that destroy all
bacteria, fungi, & viruses (but not spores) on surfaces.
infection control measures - ANSWER ✔✔-hand hygiene importance
-sterilization & disinfection
-use of PPE
-isolation precautions & education
what is the number one method of infection control? - ANSWER
✔✔hand washing
use of PPE - ANSWER ✔✔gloves, masks, & gowns
, respiratory precautions - ANSWER ✔✔private room with a closed
door, masks required, gowns & gloves not required.
universal precautions - ANSWER ✔✔steps taken to prevent the
spread of disease through blood & other body fluids when providing first
aid or health care
contact precautions - ANSWER ✔✔measures taken to prevent the
spread of diseases transmitted by the physical transfer of pathogens to a
susceptible host's body surface
aspirin - ANSWER ✔✔-only anti - inflammatory with cardiovascular
benefit due to aspirin's anti - platelet activity
-high doses are needed for treatment of inflammatory disorders; limit the
use
side effects of aspirin - ANSWER ✔✔GI distress & bleeding
is aspirin contraindicated in children? - ANSWER ✔✔yes, due to the
risk of Reye's syndrome
NSAIDs - ANSWER ✔✔include:
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