One cell micro organisms,germs,microbes
Bacteria
Round shaped cells that appear in groups or singulary
Cocci
A highly infectious disease that infects the liver
Hepatitis B virus
Caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses entering the body and multiplying to the point of interfering with the body’s normal state
Infection
Two basic types of immunity
Active and passive
Do not produce disease-can be beneficial
Non pathogenic
Most common cause fever, rod shaped
Bacilli
Virus can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
causes the immune system to break down
Human immunodeficiency virus HIV
Spread through touch or exchange of bodily fluids
Direct transmission
Anitbodies produced after exposure to disease
disease exposure through infection or vaccinaction
Active
Can cause infection and disease , some produce toxins
Pathogenic
Spiraled, corckscrew-shaped. Highly contagious disease, STD ,Lyme disease
Spirilla
Health problems such as genital warts, planter warts, cervical cancer
Human papilloma virus HPV
Can transmit through touch or air from person to person
Contagious infection (communicable disease)
Antibodies given vs producing through immune system
immediate protection
Passive
two stages of growth cycle
Active and inactive
Use flagella and cilia to propel themselves through liquids.
Bacilli and spirilla
Smaller then bacteria
Virus
Small area pus filled boil or inflamed area
Local infection
Spreads from one person to another
Communicable disease
Two general classifications of bacteria
Non-pathogenic and pathogenic
Travel via air or dust movement
Cocci
Live on or obtain nutrients from a host
External parasites
Carried through blood or bodily fluids. Can spread in the salon any time skin is broken
Bloodborne pathogens
Carries disease with no signs
Asymptomatic carrier