Diseases
a disease that breaks down the body's immune system; caused by HIV
What is AIDS?
What is Antiseptics?
one celled microorganisms having both plant an animal characteristics. Some are harmful and some are harmless.
What is bacteria?
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism (referred to as the host) while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism. Must have a host to survive.
What is parasites?
contact with broken skin, blood, body fluid or other potentially infectious materials that is the result of the performance of an employees duties.
What is exposure incident?
Also known as communicable disease; spread from one person to another. Ex. Common cold, conjuctivitis, etc.
What is a contagious disease?
a mechanical process (Scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs; required to do before disinfecting
What is cleaning?
Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate contaminated object, such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface.
What is indirect transmission?
Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms (bacteria and viruses).
What is toxins?
illnesses resulting from conditions associated with employment, such as prolonged and repeated overexposure to certain products or ingredients.
What is occupational disease?
virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome
What is HIV?
chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses (but not spores) on surfaces.
What is disinfectants?
transmission of blood or body fluids through touching (including shaking hands), kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking.
What is Virus?
Disease caused by parasites, such as lice and mites.
What is parasitic disease?
a contagious skin disease that is caused by the itch mite, which burrows under the skin.
What is scabies?
Types of disinfectants
What are fungicidal, bactericidal, and virucidal?
invasion of body tissues by disease causing pathogens.
What is infection?
Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances.
What is Allergy?
Disease produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Pathogenic Disease
a type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics
What is MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)?
the removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface and the removal of visible debris or residue, such as hair, dust, and skin.
What is decontamination?
Any organism of microscopic to submicroscopic size.
What is Microogranism?
The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface or visible debris or residues such as dust, hair, and skin.
The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface and the removal of visible debris or residue.
What is contamination?
What is decontamination?
disease that affects the body as a whole, often due to under-functioning or over-functioning internal glands or organs.
What is systemic disease?