Infection & Safety
The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing bacteria or viruses.
What is Infection?
Dandruff that appears as white, lightweight flakes scattered through the hair.
What is Pityriasis?
Bacteria that grow in pairs, are spherical-shaped, and cause pneumonia.
What is Diplococci?
The tube-like depression in the skin that contains the hair root.
What is Hair follicle?
The splitting of hair ends due to overexposure to heat and chemicals.
What is trichoptilosis (split ends)?
A parasitic particle that causes disease.
What is virus?
A severe case of dandruff with greasy or waxy scales that form crusts.
What is Seborrheic dermatitis (pityriasis steatoides)?
Bacteria that form in clusters like grapes, producing abscesses and boils.
What is Staphylococci?
The period of active hair growth.
What is Anagen?
Hair that is soft, white, and downy, usually lacking a medulla.
What is langugo (vellus) hair?
The body's ability to fight or defend against infection and disease.
What is Immunity?
A condition caused by head lice infestation.
What is Pediculosis capitis?
Rod-shaped, spore-producing bacteria.
What is Bacilli?
The resting phase of hair growth.
What is Telogen?
Premature or sudden hair loss, often stress-related.
What is telogen effluvium?
Guidelines by the CDC requiring workers to assume all human blood is infectious.
What is Standard Precautions?
A fungal infection of the scalp, also called ringworm of the scalp.
What is Tinea capitis?
Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria.
What is Spirilla?
The process of converting living skin cells into hard proteins.
What isn Keratinization?
Hair with bulges along the shaft, also known as knotted hair.
What is trichorrhexis nodosa?
The process of destroying all microbial life, including spores.
What is Sterilization?
A condition caused by a microscopic mite, also known as the itch mite.
What is Scabies?
Circular-shaped bactria that produce pus and can cause strep throat or blood poisoning.
What is Cocci?
The strong fibrous protein that is the building block for hair, skin, and nails.
What is keratin?
Severe hair loss where balding occurs across the entire body.
What is alopecia universalis?