Test Bank for Microbiology for Surgical Technologists 2nd Edition Rodriguez

1. Robert Hooke was the first to use the term ______________ to describe the small honeycomb-like spaces seen in cork. ANSWER: cell 2. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned a scientific study by ________ to address spoiling of beer and wine. ANSWER: Louis Pasteur 3. The hemorrhagic fever known as ________________ was first described in 1976 in Zaire, Africa. ANSWER: Ebola 4. Letters laced with _________________ sent through the US Postal Service to media outlet offices represented an act of domestic bioterrorism in 2001. ANSWER: anthrax 5. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is a special section within the __________________________________ which develops guidelines for healthcare workers to prevent disease transmission in the workplace. ANSWER: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 6. Surgical technologists and other team members utilize all of the following to prevent disease transmission in the operating room EXCEPT: a. Aseptic and sterile techniques b. Other potentially infectious materials c. Personal protective equipment d. Surgical conscience ANSWER: b 7. Which early pioneer in microbiology first theorized that disease was spread through direct contact or airborne transmission? a. Girolamo Fracastoro b. Edward Jenner c. John Needham d. Francesco Redi ANSWER: a 8. Semmelweis tried implementing strict hand hygiene protocols to reduce the fatality rate in post-partum patients from which of the following diseases? a. Anthrax