Vocab For Chap 5 Flashcards
Bacteria
One celled microorganism that have both plant and animal characteristics
Pathogenic
Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body
Cocci
Round shape bacteria that appear singly or in groups. The 3 types are staphylococci, streptococci, and diplococci
Streptococci
Pus forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads
Diplococci
Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia
Anticeptics
Chemical germicide formulated for use on skin
Acquired immunity
Immunity that the body develops after overcoming a disease
Blood borne pathogens
Disease causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids
Communicable
A disease that is spread from one person to another
Efficiency
The ability to produce an effect
Flagella
Slender hair like extensions used by bacilli and spirilla for locomotion
Disinfection
Chemical process hat destroys most organisms on surfaces
Material safety data sheet
Info compiled by the manufacturer about product safety, includes names of hazardous ingredients etc
Local infection
Pimple or abscess on the body
Mycobacterium fortuitium
A microscopic germ that is in tap water
Parasite
Organism that grow and feed inside of another organism, they do not need an organism to survive
Sterilization
Destroys all microbial life
Sanitizing
A chemical process for reducing the number of disease causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level
Spore
The ability of certain types of bacteria to form a hard keratin coating that will protect until it finds a more suitable environment
Binary fission
The division of bacteria cells into two new cells called daughter cells
Protoplasm
A colorless jelly like substance
Quats
Disinfectant that are effective in the salon
Phenolic disinfectant
Powerful tuberculocidal disinfectant, very high ph level
Sodium hypochlorite
An effective disinfectant and is used on floors and countertops
Treponema papallida
a spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause treponemal diseases such as syphilis
Universal precautions
An approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for hiv, have, and other blood borne pathogens
Ethyl alcohol
Volatile substance found in some salon products
