Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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Study of small living organisms called microbes

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Microbiology

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2
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Dirty

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Contaminated

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3
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Germs or microbes, are one-celled, microorganisms

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Bacteria

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4
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Disease producing bacteria

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Pathogenic

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5
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Nondisease-producing bacteria

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Nonpathogenic

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6
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Nonpathogenic bacteria that live on dead matter

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Saprophytes

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7
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The study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

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8
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Spherical or round-shaped bacterial cells, which appear singularly or in groups

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Cocci

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9
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Pus-forming bacterial cells that for grape-like bunches or clusters and are present in abscesses,pustules, and boils.

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Staphylococci

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10
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Pus forming,form in long chains, can cause septicemia

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Streptococci

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11
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Grow in pairs, can cause infections such as pneumonia

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Diplococci

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12
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Most common bacterial cell, bar/rod shaped, produce a variety of diseases (tetanus, bacterial influenza, typhoid fever,tuberculosis and diptheria)

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Bacilla

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13
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Spiraled, coiled, corkscrew shaped; cause highly contagious diseases such as syphilis and cholera

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Spirilla

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14
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Vegetative state, bacteria reproduce and grow rapidly

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Active stage

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15
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Unfavorable conditions, cells die or become inactive

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Inactive stage

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16
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Hair-like projections that move the cells using a wave-like motion

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Flagella

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17
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Hair-like projections, found in the cells, used to move cells with a wave-like motion

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Cillia

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18
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Sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts

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Virus

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19
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Personal service workers; information released to estheticians by cdc

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PSW

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20
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Highly infectious disease that affects the liver

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HBV

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21
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Life-threatening viral disease

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HIV

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22
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Highly infectious disease caused by HIV, interferes with the body’s natural immune system and causes it to break down

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AIDS

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23
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Organisms that feed and grow on other living organisms, contribute nothing to their host and cause contagious diseases

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External parasites

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24
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Growth of a parasitic organism within the body

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Infection

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25
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Microorganisms of an infection, include viruses, bacteria,protozoa, and fungi

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Pathogens

26
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Transmitted through blood or bodily fluids and cause infectious diseases

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Blood Borne pathogens

27
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Airborne pathogens that can travel through the air and can be transmitted from one person to another through casual contact

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Contagious infection/ communicable disease

28
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Contagious and potentially fatal infection caused by airborne bacteria that first affect the lungs

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Tuberculosis

29
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Caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses that enter the body and multiply to the point of interfering with the body’s normal state

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Infectious disease

30
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Cause infection and are communicable by casual contact

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Contagious disease

31
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Present in a small, confined area often indicated by a pus-filled boil, pimple or inflammation

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Local infection

32
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Infection occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body

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General/ systemic infection

33
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Using consistent infection-control procedures for all clients

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Universal precautions

34
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The body’s ability to destroy infectious agents that enter it

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Immunity

35
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Partially inherited, natural resistance to disease

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Natural immunity

36
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Occurs through vaccinations, or the injection of antigens

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Passive immunity

37
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The term used to describe efforts to prevent the spread of disease and kill microbes

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Infection control

38
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When bacteria is spread by contaminated equipment,surfaces, or food

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Cross-contamination

39
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The ability to produce results, or effectiveness

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Efficacy

40
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Infection control involving low-level destruction of surface bacteria

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Sanitation

41
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Process of eliminating bacteria, viruses and most organisms on inanimate non-porous surfaces

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Disinfection

42
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Form required by OSHA that provides information on specific products regarding ingredients, associated hazards, combustion levels and storage

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Material Safety Data Sheets

43
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Organization in charge of approving the efficacy of products used for infection control

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Environmental Protection Agency

44
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Hospital level disinfectant; fungicidal, germicidal, pseudomonocidal, virucidal

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Broad-spectrum disinfectant

45
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Procedure that eliminates all living organisms on non-porous surfaces, including spores

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Sterilization

46
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Non-invasive implements used to perform treatments

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Critical objects

47
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Adjustment of settings on a piece of equipment so that it operates safely to manufacturer instructions

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Calibration

48
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Machine that utilizes UV light to kill bacteria in a dry setting

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Ultraviolet sterilizer

49
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Pressurized, steam-heated piece of equipment that sterilizes objects with high pressure and heat

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Autoclave

50
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Sterilizes surgical instruments with high-pressure, high-temperature water vapor, alcohol and formaldehyde vapor

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Chemiclave

51
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Make contact with intact skin, need to be sterilized

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Non-critical objects

52
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May make contact with mucous membranes or skin that is not intact, need to be disinfected

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Semi-critical objects

53
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Minor burn that affects the out layer of skin; pain, swelling, and redness

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First degree burn

54
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Burn affected both the epidermis and underlying dermis; pain, swelling, redness, blisters

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Second degree burn

55
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Destroys all layers of skin and damages underlying tissue, including nerves

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Third degree burn

56
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Person that carries disease-producing bacteria or viruses with no recognizable symptoms of the disease

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Asymptomatic carrier

57
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Fungi that require keratin for growth; cause superficial infections of the skin,hair and nails

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Dermatophytes

58
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Ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process

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Motility

59
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Diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms; single-called organisms with animal-like behaviors

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Protozoa

60
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Quaternary ammonium cations; antimicrobial activity believed to act by disrupting the cell membrane. Used to sanitize

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