Transmission of infection (102.1) Flashcards
When exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease, it is called:
Active immunity
All of the following descriptions are true about pathogenic bacteria EXCEPT:
Cause the decay of refuse
What is a highly infectious disease that infects the liver?
Human Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Bacterial cells that cause infection and diseases are:
Pathogenic
Reproduction of bacteria usually takes place where a food source is available and all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
Clean
Which of the following conditions is NOT a sun of infection?
Unbroken skin
A local infection is often indicated by a pimple, inflamed area or:
A pus-filed boil
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be transferred by Al of the following EXCEPT:
Touch
Which of the following conditions is NOT a disease caused by a virus?
Tuberculosis
Infectious bacteria can be easily spreading he workplace in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Covering nose while sneezing
What type of one-celled micro-organisms are sometimes called germs or microbes
Bacteria
A highly contagious bacterium that enters the skin though open wounds and can cause extremely serious staph infections is:
MRSA
The body’s ability to destroy infectious agents that enter it is:
Immunity
Which of the following actions would be considered a standard precaution?
Disinfection tools, implements and equipment
All of the following conditions are examples of parasites that would prevent offering salon/spa services EXCEPT:
Seborrheic dermititis
Common means of spreading infection in the workplace include all of the following actions EXCEPT:
Clean hands and implements
What type of slime is created when a bacterial colony and water are present?
Biofilm
Ringworm is a type of fungus that is common and highly contagious:true or false
True
A difference between viruses and bacterial infections is
Viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics
What occurs when disease-causing (pathogenic) bacteria or viruses enter the body?
Infection
Applying the same infection control procedures on all clients is a proactive known as:
Standard precautions
Certain viruses can be prevented by:
Vaccination
What approximate percent of all bacteria are harmless?
70%
An infection that is located in a small, confined area is known as a:
Local infection
A person carrying disease-producing bacteria or viruses with no recognizable symptoms of the disease is known as a symptomatic carrier: true or false
False
Pathogenic bacteria are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
Benefitting the environment
Bactria can enter the body through all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Healthy skin
Which of the following particles requires a living host to survive
Virus
A pediculicide shampoo kills:
Lice
Another name for head lice is:
Pediculosis Capitis
What type of contagious virus can show up as a cold sore?
HSV
Another term that means the same as germ is:
Pathogen
A type of nonpathogenic bacteria that live on dead or decaying organic mater are:
Saprophytes
A person carrying disease-producing bacteria or viruses with no recognizable symptoms of the disease is called a(n):
Asymptomatic carrier
Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism are known as:
External parasites
Which type of bacteria can be found in dairy products and can have health-enhancing properties?
Nonpathogenic
It is recommended that personal service workers sun as nurses, doctors, teachers, and salon professionals be inoculated against which infectious disease?
Hepatitis B virus
A special group or type of antibodies which render a toxic substance harmless a known as:
Antitoxins
When an infectious disease spreads though the air or makes contact with a contaminated object, it is referred to as:
Indirect transmission
An example of preventative measures for certain viruses is:
Vaccinations
Bacteria that are harmless and can be beneficial are called:
Nonpathogenic
Fluids infected with HIV can enter through sharing needles or syringes, childbirth, cuts or sores and/or:
Sexual intercourse
Infection can be controlled in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Unclean hands and implements
Direct transmission occurs in which of the following ways?
Respiratory droplets
What are produced by the immune system to either destroy kill or inactivate pathogens?
Antibodies
A communicable disease refers to a disease that is?
Spread from one person to another
What type of immunity s provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through their own immune system?
Passive immunity
What occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body?
General infection
A virus that attacks and destroys the infection-fighting calls of the immune system is called?
HIV
Strep throat, staph infection and impetigo are examples of:
Contagious diseases
