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Chapter 5: Infection Control Flashcards

1
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What term refers to the ability to produce an EFFECT?

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Efficacy

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What term indicates that a product is capable of destroying BACTERIA?

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Bactericidal

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3
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What term refers to a resistance to disease that is partly INHERITED and partly developed through healthy living?

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Natural immunity

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4
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What is scabies?

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Contagious disease caused by the ITCH MITE

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5
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What does the POROUS mean?

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MADE or CONSTRUCTED of a material that has OPENINGS

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What are BACILLI?

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SHORT, ROD-SHAPED bacteria

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What are STAPHYLOCOCCI?

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Pus-forming bacterial that grows in CLUSTERS like a bunch of GRAPES

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What are FLAGELLA?

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SLENDER, hair-like extensions used by PARASITES for locomotion

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What is a MICROSCOPIC germ that normally exists in TAP WATER in small numbers?

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MYCOBACTERIUM fortuitum

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10
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What is METHICILLIN-resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus?

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Type of infectious bacteria that is HIGHLY RESISTANT to ANTIBIOTICS

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What is the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

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REGISTERING all types of DISINFECTANTS sold and used in the UNITED STATES

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12
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What happened in 1985 that triggered the creation of Universal Precautions?

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AIDS public health crisis

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What is the responsibility of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

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STUDYING diseases and providing GUIDANCE to prevent their spread

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14
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What set of practices replaced Universal PRECAUTIONS in 1996?

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Standard PRECAUTIONS

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15
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WHEN should an ADHESIVE BANDAGE be used?

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In response to an EXPOSURE INCIDENT

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16
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What is true of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?

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It is a basic element of FIRST AID every esthetician should know

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17
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When should you call emergency medical technicians (EMTs)?

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AS SOON AS POSSIBLE after any significant accident has occurred

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18
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How many LEVELS of BURN are there?

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Four

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19
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What is a FLUID caused by INFECTION?

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Pus

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20
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What is the term for ILLNESS related to conditions associated with EMPLOYMENT?

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OCCUPATIONAL disease

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21
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What part of the body does TINEA PEDIS affect?

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Feet

22
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What disease is caused by bacteria TRANSMITTED through COUGHING or SNEEZING?

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Tuberculosis

23
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What is the term for any organism MICROSCOPIC or SUBMICROSCOPIC size?

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MICROorganism

24
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What is the BODY FLUID or SECRETION to which Standard Precautions do NOT apply?

A

Sweat

25
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WHEN should you APPLY a mask, eyewear, or gown, according to Standard Precautions?

A

If the SPLASHING of body fluids is likely

26
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What should you do FIRST when RESPONDING to an EXPOSURE INCIDENT?

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STOP the service

27
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When in the process of responding to an exposure incident should you RECOMMEND that the client see a physician if symptoms develop?

A

At the END of the process

28
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What term refers to DISEASE-CAUSING microorganism carried in the body by BLOOD?

A

BLOODborne PATHOGENS

29
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What is INFECTION CONTROL?

A

Methods used to ELIMINATE or REDUCE transmission of INFECTIOUS organisms

30
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What term refers to the process for properly handling STERILIZED and DISINFECTED equipment and supplies to reduce contamination?

A

ASEPTIC procedures

31
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What is the DIFFERENCE between RULES and LAWS?

A

RULES are more SPECIFIC than laws

32
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Which ORGANIZATION regulates and enforces SAFETY standards to protect employees at work?

A

Occupational SAFETY and Health Administration (OSHA)

33
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what can you find on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)?

A

INFORMATION about possible HAZARDS and SAFE USE of products

34
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What must every employee in the salon do after reading each MSDS that comes into the salon?

A

VERIFY having read the MSDS

35
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What part of the body is MOST often affected by FOLLICULITIS?

A

BEARDED areas of the face

36
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What term indicates that a product is capable of DESTROYING VIRUSES?

A

VIRUCIDAL

37
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What term indicates that a person shows NO SIGNS or SYMPTOMS of infection?

A

ASYMPTOMATIC

38
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What term refers to a reaction caused by EXTEREME SENSITIVITY to a normally harmless substance?

A

Allergy

39
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What is the term for the NUMBER of viable organisms in or on an OBJECT or SURFACE?

A

BIOburden

40
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What is true of TOUCHING?

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Touching is the MOST COMMON method of spreading infection

41
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What does the term IMMUNITY refer to?

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Ability of the body to DESTROY and RESIST infection

42
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What term refers to the INVASION of body tissues by DISEASE-CAUSING PATHOGENS?

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Infection

43
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What is the condition in which the body reacts to INJURY, IRRITATION, OR INFECTION?

A

Inflammation

44
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What is STERILIZATION?

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Process that completely destroys ALL microbial life

45
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What is a type of FUNGUS that affects PLANTS or GROWS on inanimate objects?

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Mildew

46
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What is true of FOURTH-DEGREE burns?

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They always require MEDICAL ATTENTION

47
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What term refers to a PARASITIC PARTICAL that infects and resides in the cells of BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS?

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Virus

48
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What term refers to various POISONOUS substances produced by some microorganisms?

A

Toxins

49
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What is the common term for tinea VERSICOLOR?

A

Sun spots

50
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What is a SYSTEMIC DISEASE?

A

Disease that affects the body as a WHOLE

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