102N.1 Transmission of Infection

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

Disease causing bacteria/virus enters body and multiplies, interfering with body’s normal state

Question 2

Micro-organism

Answer 2

Microscopic organism, may be one-celled or a colony

Question 3

Bacteria/ bacterial infections

Answer 3

One-called micro-organisms, can invade body and fight with antibodies making the host sick

Question 4

Nonpathogenic

Answer 4

Non-disease producing bacteria

Question 5

Pathogenic

Answer 5

Disease-producing bacteria

Question 6

Antibodies

Answer 6

Produced by the immune system in response to any pathogen

Question 7

Anti-toxins

Answer 7

Antibodies that render a toxic substance harmless

Question 8

Virus

Answer 8

Submicroscopic infections particle that is not living; smaller than bacteria and must enter living cell to multiply

Question 9

Viral infection

Answer 9

Hepatitis, herpes, HIV, HPV

Question 10

Contraindications

Answer 10

Pre-existing reason to avoid particular nail service; can be skin infection

Question 11

External parasites

Answer 11

Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism

Question 12

Fungi

Answer 12

Molds or yeasts that might produce contagious diseases

Question 13

Biofilm

Answer 13

Bacterial plaque that is created when a bacterial colony and water are present

Question 14

Direct transmission

Answer 14

Disease spread from person to person contact

Question 15

Standard precautions

Answer 15

Infection control procedures being used for all clients

Question 16

Passive immunity

Answer 16

When given antibodies from a disease rather than producing them

Question 17

Active immunity

Answer 17

When exposure to disease triggers antibodies being produced

Question 18

Indirect transmission

Answer 18

Disease bring spread from object to person