If a sterile washcloth fell on the floor, it is now:

If a sterile washcloth fell on the floor, it

Multiple choice — select the best answer

Ainfected.
Bdisinfected.
Csterile.
Dcontaminated.

✓ Correct answer: D. contaminated. Anything that comes into contact with or mixes with something that is unclean, like the floor, is considered contaminated.<br/><br/>Disinfected (choice B) is a less-deadly process than sterilization because it kills certain bacteria and viruses from surfaces and eliminates and reduces harmful germs.<br/><br/>To be infected (choice C) means that an organism has entered the body and caused disease. To be sterile (choice D) means that the process of killing all germs has occurred.

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