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Infection Control Flashcards

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What refers to the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another

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Infection control

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It is your responsibility as a beauty professional to use proper an effective ____ ______ methods that helps safeguard your house and the health of your clients

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Infection control

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What is a mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt debris and many disease, causing

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Cleaning

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What is a chemical process for reducing the number of disease causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level

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Sanitizing

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Infection control professionals, consider ________ to be a laypersons term or a product marketing term (hand sanitizer) preferring cleaning to describe the steps before disinfecting

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Sanitization

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What is a chemical process for use with nonporous items that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi, except bacterial, spores on implements and environmental services, such as metal, plastic and Wood

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Disinfecting

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What is the process that destroys all microbial life, including spores generally, with the use of an auto clave

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Sterilizing

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It is important to know about the ______ professionals, and their clients may be exposed to an their modes of transmission

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Pathogens

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Understanding and practicing proper _______ ________ within laws and rules will help safeguard professionals health, the health of their clients and their businesses

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Infection control

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Practicing safety precautions on a daily basis, protects their clients and your

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License

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A responsible beauty professional is conscientious about what two things

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Infection control and safety

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What governmental organization sets guidelines for the manufacture, sale and use of equipment and chemical ingredients these guidelines also monitor safety in the workplace and place limits on the types of services. You can perform any salon spa or barber shop.

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Federal agencies

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What was created as a part of the US Department of labor to regulate and enforces, safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace

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OSHA - occupational safety and health administration

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OSHA standards address issues relating to handling, mixing storing and disposing of products, general safety in the workplace and your right to know about any Potentially hazardous ingredients contained in products, and how to

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Avoid these hazards

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What is SDS stand for?

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Safety data sheet.

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What is a safety data sheet?

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An SDS is a 16 category standard format document that replaces the previously mandated MSDS or PSDS

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What agency registers all types of disinfectants sold in used in the United States

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Environmental protection agency
(EPA)

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What are chemical products that destroy most bacteria, excluding spores, fungi, and viruses on surfaces?

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Disinfectants

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Before manufactures can sell a product for disinfecting surfaces, tools, implements, or equipment they must obtain an

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EPA registration number.

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What is an EPA registration number?

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Certifies that the disinfected when use correctly will be effective against pathogens listed on the label

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State regulatory agencies include what 4 businesses?

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Licensing agencies
State boards
Commissions
Health departments

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Enforcement of the rules through inspections and investigations of consumer complaints is also a part of a ____responsibility

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Agency’s

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What are written by both federal and state legislators to determine the scope of practice? (license allows the holder to do) and establishes guidelines for regulatory agencies to make rules

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Laws

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Laws are also called

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Statutes

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____ & ____ are more specific than laws

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Rules and regulations

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The regulatory agency or the state board writes the ____ and determines how the ___ must be applied

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Rules and laws

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What has more established specific standards of conduct, and can be changed or updated frequently

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Rules

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It is a beauty professionals responsibility to be aware of any changes to the ____ & ____ and how to comply with them

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Rules and regulations

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What is Annie abnormal condition of all or part of the body it’s systems or its organs that makes the body and capable of carrying on normal functions

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Disease

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What is the invasion of body tissues by disease causing pathogens is possible, when you know proper procedures, and follow them at all times prevention, begins and ends with you

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Infection

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What is the process by which pathogens move between individuals and objects this is how we get sick

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Transmission

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What is what we most commonly think of in terms of getting sick as it involves the transmission of pathogens through touching and kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking for example, if you shake hands with another customer

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Direct transmission

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What occurs through contact with an intermediate contaminated object, such as a razor, extractor Nipper, or an environmental service, upon which the pathogen resides

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Indirect transmission

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___ ____& _____ _____are similar in the transmission occurs when a pathogen living in our respiratory tract is expelled through coughing, sneezing, or even talking

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Respiratory droplets and airborne transmission

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What is caused by pathogenic organisms that enter the body it may or may not be spread from one person to another depending on the organism and it’s method of transmission

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Infectious disease

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What is a mechanical process using soap, water, or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt debris and many disease-causing germs from tools, implements and equipment

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Cleaning

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What is the process that involves the use of a chemical to destroy most but not necessarily all harmful organisms on environmental surfaces

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Disinfection

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Disinfection is not effective against

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Bacterial spores

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What is bacteria capable of producing a protective coating that allows them to withstand very harsh environments, and to share decoding when conditions become more favorable to them

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Bacterial spores

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What is capable of destroying bacteria?

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Bactericidal

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What is capable of destroying viruses?

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Virucidal

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What is capable of destroying molds and fungi?

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Fungicidal

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What is effective against tuberculosis?

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Tuberculocidal

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How do you eliminate pathogens?

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Proper handwashing, cleaning, and disinfection

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Clean and disinfect tools and equipment after

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Every service

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Keep your skin and talk to reduce portals of entry for bacteria. Wear ____ when working with chemicals, use lotion to reduce skin, drying and cracking and cover open wounds

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Gloves

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Be prepared to turn away client to show signs of

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Illness/infection

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What is a disease that is capable of being spread from one person to another

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Contagious disease

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A contagious disease is also known as

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A communicable disease

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Some communicable diseases are known as

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The common cold, ringworm conjunctivitis, and any viral infections

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The presence or the ressonably anticipated presence of blood, or any other potentially infectious materials on an item surface or visible to bring or residues, such as dust, hair and skin is known as

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Contamination

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The removal of blood or other, potentially infectious materials on an item surface, and the removal of visible debris or residue, such as dust, hair and skin is known as

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Decontamination

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Determining of the nature of a disease from its symptoms, and or diagnostic test federal regulations, prohibit salon professionals from performing this

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Diagnosis/diagnosing

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Nonscientific synonym for disease producing organisms

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Germs

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Illnesses resulting from conditions associated with employment, such as prolonged and repeated over exposure to certain products or ingredients is known as

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Occupational disease

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Disease caused by parasites, such as lice and mites, are known as

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Parasitic disease

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Disease produced by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites are known as

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Pathogenic disease

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There is poisonous substances produced by some micro organisms, such as bacteria and viruses are known as

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Toxins

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When it comes to preventing the spread of infectious disease, beauty professionals must understand and be prepared to deal with the five types of potentially harmful organisms

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Bacteria
Biofilms
Fungi
Parasites
Viruses

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What are single celled organisms that have both plant and animal characteristics called

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Bacteria
Singular bacterium

61
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What is any organism of microscopic or sub microscopic size called

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Microorganism

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What organism can exist almost anywhere on the skin in water in the air, indicate matter on environmental services in the body secretions on clothing, or under the free edge of nails

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Bacteria

63
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Bacteria fall into two primary types such as

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Pathogenic, and non-pathogenic

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Most bacteria are considered

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Non-pathogenic

65
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What is considered harmless organisms that perform useful functions

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Non-pathogenic bacteria

66
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Which kind of bacteria is harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body

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Pathogenic bacteria

67
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There can be no bacterial infection without the presence

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Pathogenic bacteria

68
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What is a condition in which the tissues of the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection?

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Inflammation

69
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What is characterized by redness, heat, pain, or swelling?

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Inflammation

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What is a fluid containing white blood cells, bacteria and dead cells and is the byproduct of the infectious process?

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Pus

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What is considered a pimple or abscess and is confined to a particular part of the body, and appears as a lesion containing pus

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Local infection

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What is an infection where the pathogen is spread throughout the body rather than staying in one area or organ?

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Systematic infection

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What is among the most common bacteria that affects humans and I Rutili found in our environment, including in our bodies although most trans do not make us ill

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Staphylococci

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What kind of bacteria can be picked up on door knobs countertops, and other surfaces however, they are more frequently spread and salon spa or barbershops through skin to skin contact such as shaking, hands, pedicure bulls, or the use of unclean tools or equipment that could be very dangerous

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Staph

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What is responsible for food poisoning in a wide range of diseases, including toxic, shock syndrome, and some flesh eating diseases. It is also highly resistant to conventional treatment such as antibiotics.

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Staphylococci

76
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An example of a staph infection is called

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Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus MRSA

77
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In general, this initially peers as a skin infection, resulting in pimples, rashes or boils that can be difficult to cure without proper treatment. The infection becomes systematic and can have devastating consequences even resulting in death.

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MRSA

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What is the name for a large family a bacteria that is often found in soil and water in recent years it has been linked to disfiguring infections associated, particularly with pedicure bowls

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Mycobacterium

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Advise client not to shave or wax how many hours prior to a pedicure

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80
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What is a sub microscopic particles that infects and resides in the cells of a biological organism?

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Virus

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What is capable of replication only through taking over the host cells reproductive function they are so small that they can be seen under the most sophisticated and powerful microscope’s

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Viruses

82
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Another difference is that while bacterial infections can usually be treated with specific antibiotics viral infections

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Cannot viruses are hard to kill without harming the host cells in the process

83
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Although we cannot cure viruses, we can

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Prevent contracting, and spreading through vaccines

84
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Viruses produce signs of illness within what time frame. Unfortunately a person is highly contagious in the days before symptoms appear

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10-14 days.

85
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What are two highly contagious virus is that can be transmitted, both directly and indirectly. Both of these viruses can be spread through skin to skin contact and are often thought of as sexually transmitted diseases.

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Human papilloma, virus and herpes simplex virus

86
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What to viruses can be spread from person to person, and directly through items such as a wax pot

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Human papilloma, virus and herpes simplex virus

87
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Disease causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by blood or bodily fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV are called

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Blood-borne pathogens

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In a salon spa in barbershop the spread of blood-borne pathogens as possible, whenever the skin is

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Broken

89
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What is a blood-borne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver

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Hepatitis

90
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What auto immune virus causes an acquired immune deficiency

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HIV - human auto immunodeficiency virus
AIDS- acquired immune deficiency syndrome

91
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What is HIV?

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Human immunodeficiency virus

92
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What are aids?

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

93
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If you accidentally cut a clients skin, the total will be contaminated with whatever might be in the clients blood, including

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Blood-borne pathogens

94
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What are single celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that includes molds, mildews and yeasts

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Fungi
Singular fungus

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Fungi can produce contagious diseases, such as

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Ringworm

96
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Another type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects, but does not cause human infections in the salon, spa or barbershop

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Mildew

97
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The most frequently encountered fungal infection, resulting from Hair services.

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Tinea barbae

98
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Tinea barbae is also known as

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Barbers itch

99
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Tinea barbae is similar to

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Tinea capitis

100
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What is a fungal infection of the scalp categorized by red papules or spots at the opening of hair follicles

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Tinea capitis

101
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What is a fungal infection of the skin that appears as circular lesions and is another fungus that may contraindicate a beauty service

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Ringworm

102
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Pathogenic, bacteria, viruses, or fungi, can enter the body through the following routes

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Skin
Eyes/Ears
Nose
Mouth
Genitals

103
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What is an effective barrier to infection that can be broken, inflamed, cut, scratch, bruised, or even contain a rash

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Skin

104
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Pathogenic, bacteria, viruses and fungi can enter the body through the mouth by

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Contaminated water food fingers or objects

105
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Pathogenic bacteria, viruses are fungi can enter the nose from

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Inhaling, infectious, dust, or droplets from a cough or sneeze

106
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Pathogenic, bacteria, viruses, or fungi can enter the eyes or ears through

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Organisms that reside in water that are commonly transmitted when the person is swimming

107
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Pathogenic bacteria, viruses are funk I can enter the body through genitals through

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Unprotected sex

108
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What are organisms that grow feed and shelter on or inside? Another organism referred to as a host while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism

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Parasites

109
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External parasites, that affect humans, by the way of the skin include

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Tics
Lice
Fleas
Mites

110
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There are two types of parasites commonly encountered in the salon, spa and barbershop environment. What are they?

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Head lice and scabies

111
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What is the type of parasite responsible for contagious diseases and conditions?

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Head lice

112
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One condition caused by an infestation of head lice is called

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Pediculosis capitis

113
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What is a contagious skin disease caused by that itch mite which burrows under the skin

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Scabies

114
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Contaminated, countertops, tools and equipment should be thoroughly cleaned and then disinfected with an EPA registered disinfected for the time recommended by the manufacture, or with a bleach solution for

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10 minutes

115
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What are colonies of organisms that outta here to environmental surfaces as well as the human body they secrete a sticky hard to penetrate protective coating that cement them together

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Biofilm

116
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Dental plaque, and algae colonies on Ponds and slime in the drains are examples of visible

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Biofilms

117
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Proper infection control requires two steps. When these two steps are followed correctly, virtually all pathogens of concern in the salon, spa or barbershop can be affectively eliminated. What are they?

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Cleaning and disinfecting with EPA registered disinfectant

118
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What is the process that destroys all microbial life, including spores can be incorporated, but is rarely mandated

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Sterilization

119
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Effective sterilization typically requires the use of an

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Auto clave

120
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What is a piece of equipment that incorporates heat and pressure for sterilization to be affective items must be cleaned prior to the use of this machine and must be tested and maintained as instructed in the manufactures specifications

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Auto clave

121
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CDC requires that all auto claims must be tested ______ to ensure that they are properly sterilizing implements excepted method is called

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Monthly. Spore test

122
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There are three ways to clean your tools and implements. What are they?

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  1. Washing with soap and warm water than scrubbing them with a clean and properly disinfect a nail brush
  2. Using an ultrasonic unit.
  3. Using a chemical
123
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Research has shown that the repeated use of antibacterial products can increase the growth of some of the worst _____

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Pathogens

124
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What are chemical germicides formulated for used on skin and are registered and regulated by the food and drug administration

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Antiseptics

125
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What generally contains a high volume of alcohol, and are intended to reduce the numbers and slow the growth of microbes on the skin

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Antiseptics

126
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This has been used in homes in the beauty industry, virtually forever. It is generally used at 3% strength and works well as an antiseptic.

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Hydrogen peroxide

127
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This is effective in cleaning the skin, however it can be very drying and cause irritation on the skin.

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Isopropyl alcohol

128
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This is not a disinfectant for surfaces or implements, and should be used only as a cleaner or anti-septic

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Isopropyl alcohol

129
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Multiuse refers to what

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Items that can be clean, disinfected and used on more than one person

130
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Never use this as hand cleaners since this can cause skin, irritation, and allergic reactions

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Disinfectants

131
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When choosing a disinfectant, most concentrates, have a 10 minute contact time, where, as most wipes have

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2 minute contact time

132
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What is the ability to produce the intended effect?

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Efficacy

133
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Disinfectants must have efficacy claims on

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The label

134
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As a beauty professional, you were primarily be using disinfectants that are effective for cleaning blood and body fluids from ______ surfaces

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Non-porous

135
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These items are made of a material that has no pores are openings that cannot absorb liquids

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Nonporous

136
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This material has holes are openings and is absorbent. What is it called?

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Porous

137
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What are disinfectants that are very effective when used properly on nonporous surfaces.

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Quaternary, ammonium compounds, also known as quats

138
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Quaternary, ammonium compounds are also known as

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Quats

139
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The most advanced type of these disinfectant formulations are called

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Multiple quats

140
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What is proving to kill the bacterium that causes tuberculosis?

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Tuberculocidal disinfectants

141
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What are powerful tuberculocidal disinfectants however just because he’s disinfectants are effective against the pathogen does not mean that they should automatically reset for them

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Phenolic disinfectants

142
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Disinfectant can be harmful to the environment if put down the drain they have been used reliably over the years to disinfect tools however, they do have significant drawbacks

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Phenolic disinfectants

143
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Is there a known as carcinogens, and as such should be used only in states that require Darius

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Phenolics

144
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Household bleach is 5.25% what

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Sodium hypochlorite

145
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This is an effective disinfected and has been used extensively and salon spas in barbershops

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Sodium hypochlorite. Bleach.

146
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A fresh bleach solution should be mixed every __ hours or win the solution has been contaminated

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147
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Always use caution when handling disinfectants and remember these two things

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Keep the SDS on hand and wear gloves and safety glasses

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