1. What keeps germs away but loves a good rinse?
Answer: Handwashing!
2. I cover your mouth and nose but never speak. What am I?
Answer: A face mask.
3. You wear me when things get messy, I protect your clothes. Who am I?
Answer: A gown.
4. I’m clear, I’m cool, I bubble up in your hand—what am I?
Answer: Soap!
5. I’m alcohol but not for drinking, I kill germs in a blink. Who am I?
Answer: Hand sanitizer.
6. You use me before and after patient care, I’m small but mighty. What am I?
Answer: Hand rub.
7. I cover your hands, but I’m not a ring. What am I?
Answer: Gloves!
8. I’m worn on your eyes to keep you safe from splash. What am I?
Answer: Goggles.
9. I’m a small drop that spreads disease, you can’t see me. Who am I?
Answer: A droplet.
10. I stop germs from flying far—what rule am I?
Answer: Cough etiquette.
11. I separate the sick from the healthy. What am I?
Answer: Isolation.
12. I’m used to clean tools, hot and steamy. What am I?
Answer: An autoclave.
13. I’m sharp, I poke, and I go in a yellow box. What am I?
Answer: A needle or sharps container.
14. You wear me on your feet in operation theatres. What am I?
Answer: Shoe covers.
15. I’m used before injection, I sting a little but clean a lot. What am I?
Answer: Alcohol swab.
16. You use me to dry your hands but I’m not a towel. What am I?
Answer: Air dryer or disposable tissue.
17. I protect you when you sneeze or cough. What am I?
Answer: A tissue or your elbow!
18. You use me to clean surfaces and equipment. What am I?
Answer: Disinfectant.
19. I tell you when to clean your hands—how many moments are there?
Answer: Five moments of hand hygiene.
20. I’m invisible but I can make you sick. Who am I?
Answer: A microbe or germ.
21. I live on dirty hands and jump to others. What am I?
Answer: Bacteria.
22. I’m smaller than bacteria and need a host to survive. What am I?
Answer: A virus.
23. I grow in moist places, I’m fuzzy and green. What am I?
Answer: Fungus.
24. I can be seen only under a microscope. Who am I?
Answer: A microorganism.
25. I tell you to cover your mouth when you cough. What policy am I?
Answer: Respiratory hygiene.
26. I’m the chain you must break to stop infection. What am I?
Answer: The chain of infection.
27. I’m the first link in that chain. What am I?
Answer: The infectious agent.
28. I’m the place germs live and multiply. Who am I?
Answer: The reservoir.
29. I’m the way germs get out. What am I?
Answer: The portal of exit.
30. I’m how germs travel. What am I?
Answer: Mode of transmission.
31. I’m how germs get in. What am I?
Answer: Portal of entry.
32. I’m the person who can get sick. Who am I?
Answer: A susceptible host.
33. I’m the color of the bin for infectious waste. What am I?
Answer: Yellow bin.
34. I’m the color of the bin for plastics. What am I?
Answer: Red bin.
35. I’m the color of the bin for glass waste. What am I?
Answer: Blue bin.
36. I’m the color of the bin for general waste. What am I?
Answer: Black bin.
37. I’m used to test if sterilization worked. What am I?
Answer: Biological indicator.
38. I’m used to check sterilizer’s heat. What am I?
Answer: Chemical indicator.
39. I’m a rule that keeps hospitals infection-free. What am I?
Answer: Infection control policy.
40. I protect both patient and healthcare worker. What am I?
Answer: Standard precautions.
41. I’m done when you wear gloves, gown, and mask properly. What am I?
Answer: Proper PPE use.
42. I’m done before touching a patient. What am I?
Answer: Hand hygiene.
43. I’m done after removing gloves. What am I?
Answer: Handwashing again!
44. I’m a clean area where sterile instruments are kept. What am I?
Answer: Sterile field.
45. I’m a room where air pressure keeps germs out. What am I?
Answer: Positive pressure room.
46. I’m a room where air pressure keeps germs in. What am I?
Answer: Negative pressure room.
47. I’m used to protect wounds from infection. What am I?
Answer: A dressing or bandage.
48. I’m an infection picked up in a hospital. What am I?
Answer: Hospital-acquired infection.
49. I’m an infection caught outside the hospital. What am I?
Answer: Community-acquired infection.
50. I’m a guideline that reminds you to stay safe from germs. What am I?
Answer: Hand hygiene protocol.