Chapter 5: Infection Control Flashcards
What term refers to the ability to produce an EFFECT?
Efficacy
What term indicates that a product is capable of destroying BACTERIA?
Bactericidal
What term refers to a resistance to disease that is partly INHERITED and partly developed through healthy living?
Natural immunity
What is scabies?
Contagious disease caused by the ITCH MITE
What does the POROUS mean?
MADE or CONSTRUCTED of a material that has OPENINGS
What are BACILLI?
SHORT, ROD-SHAPED bacteria
What are STAPHYLOCOCCI?
Pus-forming bacterial that grows in CLUSTERS like a bunch of GRAPES
What are FLAGELLA?
SLENDER, hair-like extensions used by PARASITES for locomotion
What is a MICROSCOPIC germ that normally exists in TAP WATER in small numbers?
MYCOBACTERIUM fortuitum
What is METHICILLIN-resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus?
Type of infectious bacteria that is HIGHLY RESISTANT to ANTIBIOTICS
What is the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
REGISTERING all types of DISINFECTANTS sold and used in the UNITED STATES
What happened in 1985 that triggered the creation of Universal Precautions?
AIDS public health crisis
What is the responsibility of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
STUDYING diseases and providing GUIDANCE to prevent their spread
What set of practices replaced Universal PRECAUTIONS in 1996?
Standard PRECAUTIONS
WHEN should an ADHESIVE BANDAGE be used?
In response to an EXPOSURE INCIDENT
What is true of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
It is a basic element of FIRST AID every esthetician should know
When should you call emergency medical technicians (EMTs)?
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE after any significant accident has occurred
How many LEVELS of BURN are there?
Four
What is a FLUID caused by INFECTION?
Pus
What is the term for ILLNESS related to conditions associated with EMPLOYMENT?
OCCUPATIONAL disease
What part of the body does TINEA PEDIS affect?
Feet
What disease is caused by bacteria TRANSMITTED through COUGHING or SNEEZING?
Tuberculosis
What is the term for any organism MICROSCOPIC or SUBMICROSCOPIC size?
MICROorganism
What is the BODY FLUID or SECRETION to which Standard Precautions do NOT apply?
Sweat
WHEN should you APPLY a mask, eyewear, or gown, according to Standard Precautions?
If the SPLASHING of body fluids is likely
What should you do FIRST when RESPONDING to an EXPOSURE INCIDENT?
STOP the service
When in the process of responding to an exposure incident should you RECOMMEND that the client see a physician if symptoms develop?
At the END of the process
What term refers to DISEASE-CAUSING microorganism carried in the body by BLOOD?
BLOODborne PATHOGENS
What is INFECTION CONTROL?
Methods used to ELIMINATE or REDUCE transmission of INFECTIOUS organisms
What term refers to the process for properly handling STERILIZED and DISINFECTED equipment and supplies to reduce contamination?
ASEPTIC procedures
What is the DIFFERENCE between RULES and LAWS?
RULES are more SPECIFIC than laws
Which ORGANIZATION regulates and enforces SAFETY standards to protect employees at work?
Occupational SAFETY and Health Administration (OSHA)
what can you find on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)?
INFORMATION about possible HAZARDS and SAFE USE of products
What must every employee in the salon do after reading each MSDS that comes into the salon?
VERIFY having read the MSDS
What part of the body is MOST often affected by FOLLICULITIS?
BEARDED areas of the face
What term indicates that a product is capable of DESTROYING VIRUSES?
VIRUCIDAL
What term indicates that a person shows NO SIGNS or SYMPTOMS of infection?
ASYMPTOMATIC
What term refers to a reaction caused by EXTEREME SENSITIVITY to a normally harmless substance?
Allergy
What is the term for the NUMBER of viable organisms in or on an OBJECT or SURFACE?
BIOburden
What is true of TOUCHING?
Touching is the MOST COMMON method of spreading infection
What does the term IMMUNITY refer to?
Ability of the body to DESTROY and RESIST infection
What term refers to the INVASION of body tissues by DISEASE-CAUSING PATHOGENS?
Infection
What is the condition in which the body reacts to INJURY, IRRITATION, OR INFECTION?
Inflammation
What is STERILIZATION?
Process that completely destroys ALL microbial life
What is a type of FUNGUS that affects PLANTS or GROWS on inanimate objects?
Mildew
What is true of FOURTH-DEGREE burns?
They always require MEDICAL ATTENTION
What term refers to a PARASITIC PARTICAL that infects and resides in the cells of BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS?
Virus
What term refers to various POISONOUS substances produced by some microorganisms?
Toxins
What is the common term for tinea VERSICOLOR?
Sun spots
What is a SYSTEMIC DISEASE?
Disease that affects the body as a WHOLE
