Match each term with the correct phrase
74. _______pathogen
75. _______ an effective method of asepsis
76. _______infection
77. _______ medical asepsis
78. _______sterile
79. _______ disinfect
a. freedom from disease-producing microorganisms
b. hand washing
c. preventing conditions that allow disease-producing microorganisms to live and spread
d. tiny, living organisms, sometimes called germs
e. to destroy as many harmful bacteria as possible
f. invasion of the body by disease-producing microorganisms
74. d
75. b
76. f
77. c
78. a
79. e
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