Which ancient society built complex systems of aqueducts to promote sanitation?
a. France
b. Greece
c. Judah
d. Rome – answer d. Rome
In which century did theories regarding germs and disease become accurate?
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th - answer a. 17th
Match the infection control pioneers listed below with their accomplishments:
Joseph lister - answer prevented infection by covering wounds and using antiseptic
agents
Match the infection control pioneers listed below with their accomplishments:
Louis Pasteur - answer developed a technique of controlled heating for the preservation
of food products
Match the infection control pioneers listed below with their accomplishments:
Ignaz Semmelweis - answerobserved that simple hand washing procedures decreased
infection rates
Who opened the way for techniques of modern surgery?
a. Ignaz Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister - answerd. Joseph Lister
What percentage of needlestick or cut exposures to HIV-infected blood leads to
infection?
a. 2%
b. 0.3%
c. 5%
d. 3% - answerb. 0.3%
, What percentage of health care professionals shows evidence of HCV infection?
a. 5%
b. 3%
c. 1%
d. 7% - answer1%
Which of the following has occurred related to the number of occupational HBV
infections since 1983?
a. they have increased significantly
b. they have decreased slightly
c. they have increased slightly
d. they have decreased significantly - answerd. they have decreased significantly
Stephan accidentally sticks himself at work. Based on his training, what does Stephan
understand about his risk of contracting the disease?
a. 1 in 300 people contract the disease after a needlestick.
b. 1 in 1000 people contract the disease after a needlestick.
c. 1 in 3000 people contract the disease after a needlestick.
d. 1 in 100 people contract the disease after a needlestick - answera. 1 in 300 people
contract the disease after a needlestick.
Which of the following created germ theory?
a. Semmelweis
b. Pasteur
c. Lister
d. Hippocrates - answerb. Pasteur
Which of the following developed a process in which controlled heating helped to
preserve various food products?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister - answerc. Pasteur
Which of the following had a second-generation genetically engineered synthetic
vaccine approved in 1986?
a. AIDS
b. Hepatitis A
c. Hepatitis B
d. Hepatitis C - answerc. Hepatitis B
In 13 th -century France, which parts of the body were kept relatively clean?
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