Nail Salon Ecology Chapter 3

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Microbiology

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Is the study of small living organisms called microbes

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Contaminated

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The cause of infectious diseases via the use of contaminated (dirty) implements and equipment

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Bacteria

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It is a one-celled microbes, generally classified into two types (nonpathogenic and pathogenic)

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Nonpathogenic

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It’s a bacteria that are harmless and can at times be very beneficial

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Pathogenic

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This bacteria lives everywhere in your environment and even exist inside your body, several types are know to be harmful

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Saprophytes

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It’s a nonpathogenic bacteria that live on dead matter

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Cocci

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It’s a spherical or round-shaped bacterial cell that appears singularly or in groups

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Staphylococci

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Are pus-forming bacterial cells that form grape-like bunches or clusters and are present in abscesses, pustules and boils

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Streptococci

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Are also pus-forming bacterial cells that form in long chains

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Diplococci

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Are bacterial cells that grow in pairs and are the cause of certain infections

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Bacilli

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Are the most common form of bacterial cells. They are bar or rod- shaped cells that can produce a variety of diseases

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Spirilla

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Are spiraled, coiled, corkscrew-shaped bacterial cells that cause highly contagious diseases such as syphilis

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Infection

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Invasion of the body through a break in the skin or through any of the body’s natural openings. It occurs when insufficient number of antibodies is produced by the body’s immune system

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Immunity

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It’s the body’s ability to destroy infectious agents that enter it

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Cross-contamination

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Transfer of bacteria from a contaminated surface or object

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Sanitation

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It is the low-level reduction of surface bacteria

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Disinfection

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Eliminates bacteria, viruses and most organisms on non living, non porous surfaces

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Sterilization

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Eliminates all living organisms including bacterial spores on nonporous surfaces