Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the numbers of microbes o

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Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the numbers of microbes on the skin is: O disinfection. O sterilization. O antisepsis O sanitization. O degermation. QUESTION 8 The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are: O naked viruses O vegetative bacteria and fungi. O endospores O protozoan cysts O Mycobacterium and Staphylococcus. QUESTION 9 Dry heat O is less efficient than moist heat O cannot sterilize. O includes tyndallization. O is used in devices called autoclaves O will sterilize at 121 C for 15 minutes. QUESTION 10 All of the following are phenols or phenolics, except O Lysol 0 Hexachlorophene. O Triclosan 0 Cresols Chioran res QUESTION 11 Which of the following microbial forms have the highest resistance to physical and chemical controls? O naked viruses O protozoan cysts O fungal spores . O bacterial endospores O yeast

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Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the numbers of microbes on the skin is degermation/antisepsis - both answers are correct

The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are vegetative bacteria and fungi

Dry heat is less efficient than moist heat

All of the following are phenols or phenolics, except chloramines

Which of the following microbial forms have the highest resistance to physical and
chemical controls? bacterial endospores

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