Infection Control
_________ agencies set guidelines for the manufacture, sale, and use of equipment and chemical ingredients.
Federal
Created as part of the US Department of Labor to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.
OSHA
EPA
Nonscientific synonym for disease-producing organisms.
Germs
The process that destroys all microbial life including spores.
Sterilization
Chemical products that destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces.
Disinfectants
Involves the use of chemical to destroy most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.
Disinfection
The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.
Infection
A mechanical process using soap and water to remove all visible dirt, debris and many disease-causing germs.
Cleaning
The name for a large family of bacteria that is often found in soil and water.
Mycobacterium
Determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms and/or diagnostic tests.
Diagnosis
Any abnormal condition of all or part of the body, its systems, or its organs that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal functions.
Disease
A contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite, which burrow under the skin.
Scabies
Caused by pathigenic organisms that enter the body. It may or may not be spread from one person to another, depending on the organism and its method or transmission.
Infectious Disease
Disease caused by parasites such as lice and mites.
Parasitic Disease
Bacteria capable of producing a protective coating that allows them to withstand very harsh environments and to shed the coating when conditions become more favorable to them.
Bacterial Spores
Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person.
Multiuse
Capable of destroying bacteria.
Bactericidal
Household bleach, 5.25 percent _________, is an effective disinfectant and has been used extensively is salons, spas and barbershops.
Sodium Hypochlorite
Disinfectants that are very effective when used properly on nonporous surfaces.
QUATS