Infection Control
Process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs.
Sanitizing
Regulates licensing, enforcement, and your conduct while on the job.
State Agencies
An abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its organs. Makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function.
Disease
It is an infection in which the pathogen has spread throughout the body rather than remaining in one area or organ.
Systemic Infection
A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver
HEPATITIS
Process that destroys ALL microbial life, including spores, with the use of an autoclave.
Sterilizing
Enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Occurs through contact with an intermediate contaminated object, such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface.
Indirect Transmission
Single-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics; some are harmless, and others are harmful.
Bacteria
Disease-causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by blood or body fluids.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Process for use with nonporous items that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Disinfecting
Federal Agencies
Transmission of pathogens through kissing, shaking hands, coughing, sneezing, and talking.
Direct Transmission
It is a fluid containing white blood cells, bacteria, and dead cells, and is the by-product of the infectious process.
Pus
A single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that include molds, mildews, and yeasts.
FUNGI
Mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and water to remove visible dirt
Cleaning
Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Capable of destroying bacteria
Bactericidal
Diseases caused by parasites such as lice and mites.
Parasitic Disease
A common virus that usually causes oral cold sores and spreads through direct contact.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
Methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of organisms from one individual to another.
Infection Control
An important document that gives details on the hazards of chemical products and how to handle, store, and dispose of them safely
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Capable of destroying molds and fungi
Fungicidal
A submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in the cells of a biological organism.
Virus
One condition caused by an infestation of head lice is called (Technical name)
Pediculosis Capitis.