Ch5: Infection Control/principles And practices

Question 1

Is OSHA a Federal agency or state agency?

Answer 1

Federal agency (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Question 2

What is the purpose of OSHA?

Answer 2

To regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.

Question 3

Who provides Material Safety Data Sheets?

Answer 3

Manufacturers

Question 4

What is MSDS and what information is on it?

Answer 4

• Material Safety Data Sheet
• Includes the names of hazardous ingredients, safe handling and use procedures, precautions to reduce the risk of accidental harm or overexposure, and flammability warnings

Question 5

What does the EPA do (Environmental Protection Agency)?

Answer 5

Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States

Question 6

Disinfectants must destroy what categories?

Answer 6

Bacteria, fungi & Viruses

Question 7

What is a disease caused by bacteria that are transmitted through coughing or sneezing and what disinfectant should be used?

Answer 7

Tuberculosis and TB disinfectant

Question 8

A microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small numbers

Answer 8

Mycobacterium Fortuitum

Question 9

What is the difference between laws and rules?

Answer 9

Rules and regulations are more specific than laws.

Question 10

The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens

Answer 10

Infection

Question 11

Methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms

Answer 11

Infection Control

Question 12

What are the four types of potential harmful organisms?

Answer 12

1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Viruses
4. Parasites

Question 13

Caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body

Answer 13

Infectious disease

Question 14

Mechanical process (scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs from tools, implements, and equipment

Answer 14

Cleaning

Question 15

Destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.

Answer 15

Disinfection

Question 16

What is disinfection not effective against?

Answer 16

Bacterial spores

Question 17

Disinfectants used in salons must be…

Answer 17

Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal

Question 18

One-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics

Answer 18

Bacteria

Question 19

Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size. Some bacteria are harmful and some are harmless

Answer 19

Microorganism

Question 20

What are the two types of bacteria?

Answer 20

Nonpathogenic and Pathogenic

Question 21

Round-shaped bacteria that appear singly (alone) or in groups

Answer 21

Cocci

Question 22

Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like bunches of grapes. They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils

Answer 22

Staphylococci

Question 23

Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads; causes infections such as Strep throat and blood poisoning.

Answer 23

Streptococci

Question 24

Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia

Answer 24

Diplococci

Question 25

Short rod-shaped bacteria. They are the most common bacteria and produce diseases such as tetanus (lockjaw), typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria

Answer 25

Bacilli

Question 26

What is the most common bacteria?

Answer 26

Bacilli

Question 27

Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria. They are subdivided into subgroups, such as treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease

Answer 27

Spirilla

Question 28

Self- movement is called…

Answer 28

Motility

Question 29

Which type of bacteria has low motility?

Answer 29

Cocci

Question 30

What types of bacteria are capable of movement?

Answer 30

Bacilli and Spirilla

Question 31

Slender, hair-like extensions

Answer 31

Flagella

Question 32

Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism (referred to as the host), while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism.

Answer 32

Parasites

Question 33

A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms and is capable of replication only through taking over the host’s cell reproductive function.

Answer 33

Virus

Question 34

Bacteria multiply best in what type of environment?

Answer 34

warm, dark, damp, or dirty places

Question 35

The process of when bacteria divide into two new cells in called?

Answer 35

Binary Fission

Question 36

What stage does bacteria grow and reproduce?

Answer 36

Active stage

Question 37

What is the inactive stage of bacteria also known as?

Answer 37

Spore-forming stage

Question 38

Can withstand long periods of famine, dryness, and unsuitable temperatures.

Answer 38

Bacteria spores

Question 39

A condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection characterized by redness, heat, pain, and swelling

Answer 39

Inflammation

Question 40

Fluid created by infection

Answer 40

Pus

Question 41

The presence of ___ is a sign of a bacterial infection.

Answer 41

Pus

Question 42

Most common type of bacteria that affects humans

Answer 42

Staphylococci

Question 43

A staph infection that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics.

Answer 43

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Question 44

What is another word for a contagious disease?

Answer 44

Communicable disease (When a disease spreads from one person to another person)

Question 45

What is the most common way to spread infection?

Answer 45

Dirty hands