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What does AIDS stand for?

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Acquired Immunity

Immunity that the body develops after exposure to disease

Allergy

Reaction to to extreme sensitivity to certain normally harmless substances.

Antiseptic

Germicide for use on skin

Asymptomatic

Showing no symptoms or sign of infection.

Bacilli

Rod-shapped bacteria, produce tetanus,typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria.

Bacteria

Single-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics

Plants vs animals

Bacterial spores

Bacteria that can form a protective coat that allows them to withstand certain harsh environments

Bactericidal

Capable of destroying bacteria

Binary fission

Division of bacteria cells into two new daughter cells

Biofilms

Colonies of bacteria that adhere together and to environmental surfaces

Bloodied pathogens

Disease causing microorganisms that are carried in the blood or bodily fluids.

Cheating soaps

Breakdown stubborn films and pedicure products

Clean

Process using soap water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease causing germs

Cocci (kok-sy)

Round shaped bacteria,

Contagious disease

Disease that can be spread

Contamination

Presence of blood or other infectious materials on items surface

Decontamination

Removal of blood or other infectious materials

Diagnosis

Determination of the nature of disease from it's symptoms.

Salon professionals can not do this

Diplococci

Spherical bacteria, causes pneumonia

Direct transmission

Transmission of bodily fluids through touching, talking, kissing, sneezing.

Mono

Disease

Abnormal condition of all or part of the body making it incapable of normal function

Disinfectants

Chemical products approved by the EPA to destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces

Efficacy

Ability to produce an effect

Exposure incident

Contact with broken skin, blood, body, fluid or other potentially infectious material that is the result of an employee's duties

Flagella

Slender hair- like extensions used by bacilli and spirella for moving

AKA cilia

Folliculitus barbae (fah-lik-yuh-LY-tis BAR-bee)

Inflammation of hair folliclescaused by bacterial infection from in grown hairs

Barber's itch

fungi

Single- celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that include molds mildew, yeasts. Can produce ringworm

Hepatitis

Bloodborn virus that causes disease and can damage the liver

HOSPITAL DISINFECTANTS

disinfectants that are effective for cleaning blood and bodily fluids

HIV

Virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Immunity

The ability of the body to destroy and resist infection

Indirect Transmission

Transmission of blood or bodily fluids through contact with an intermediate object

Infection

Invasion of body tissues by disease causing pathogens

Inflammation

A condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or Infection with redness, heart, pain, and swelling

Local infection

In fiction such as a pimple the is confined to a specific part of the body and appears as a lesion cotaining pus

Pustule

MRSA

A type of infectious bacteria that is highlyresistant to conventional treatments due to incorrect doses or choice of antibiotic

Mildew

Type of fungus that affects plants growth on inanimate objects, but does not cause human infections

Motility

Self-movement

Multiuse items

AKA reusable items

Mycobacterium Fortuitum

Microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small numbers

Water

Nonpathegenic

Harmless microorganisms that may perform useful functions and are safer to come into contact with

Nonporous

An item made of a material with no porse and can not absorb liquid

Parasitic disease

Disease caused by parasites such as nice or lice

Pathogenic

Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infections in humans when they invade the body

Occupational disease

Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment such as prolonged and repeated overexposure to certain products or ingredients

Porous

Made or constructed of a material that has press or openings

Pus

Fluid created by infection

QUATS

Quaternary ammonium compounds

Sanitizing

Chemical process for reducing number of disease- causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level

Scabies

Contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite which burrows under skin

Single- use items

Items that can only be used once

Sodium hypochlorite

Bleach

Spirilla

Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria that can cause diseases such as syphilis and Lyme disease

Staphylococci

Pus-forming bacteria that causes pustules, abscesses, and boils

Sterilization

Process that completely destroys all microbial life

Systematic infection

Infection that affects the body as a whole

Tinea barbae

An infection causing inflamed patches in usually hairy areas

Tinea capitis

An infection of the scalp causing red papules or spots at the opening of hair follicles.

Tinea Pedis

Ringworm of the foot

Toxins

Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms