NDAEB 2.6 Microbiology Part 2

Of the following, which activity can help break the chain of infection between the host and agent?

In the dentistry practice, which of the following is NOT one of the primary ways that microorganisms transmit?

Which of the following will result in insufficient heat to kill the microorganisms?

The skin of the hands harbor two types of bacteria, resident and transient. Resident bacteria-

Pathogens can travel from patients to _____ in the office.

Transmission of microorganisms aerosolized from a patient\’s blood or saliva during the use of high-speed or ultrasonic equipment is known as-

How are the Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 transmitted from person to person?

A person has a decreased risk of contracting a disease if which of the following is present?

Someone who has a compromised immune system is known as?

Drug-resistant or difficult to treat bacteria such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile are transmitted often?

Of the following, this bodily system is the portal of entry for an infectious agent because a patient has ingested contaminated water?

The mucosal surfaces of the eyes, nose, and mouth are affected by which route of infection?

A patient was bitten by a rodent and then contracted an infection. What portal of entry did the infectious agent use?

How is Mycobacterium tuberculosis TB transmitted from person to person?

Annual training for dental health care workers should include how to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, such as?

How is Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) transmitted from person to person?

What bodily system has been infiltrated when an infectious agent has gained access via vaginal secretions?

A patient has contracted an illness via a break in her skin. Through which body system has the agent entered?

Which of the following is a droplet method of infection?

It is suspected that the dental disease of a patient has been transmitted via the touch of a health care provider. What type of transmission is this?

Which method of treatment is purification?

A dental assistant finds herself at the infectious disease stage where the infectious agent has entered her body, but recognizable symptoms have not yet appeared. What is this stage?

A patient is told the infection she has is transferrable. She asks the dental assistant possible ways that it can leave her body. Which of the following would most likely NOT be an example that he would give?

A piece of equipment is contaminated by one patient and used on another. What is this transmission?

A disease that is resistant to certain medications is known as?

What type of transmission occurs when the impressions are not disinfected?

What is the more resistant microorganism to sterilization?

A dental assistant with hand lesions will cause which type of transmission?

While cleaning the room after the patient\’s extraction the dental assistant suffers a needle stick injury. What mode of disease transmission is this?