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What are methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another?

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Infection control methods.

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What are you responsible for to help prevent accidents and injuries in the workplace?

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Employing safe work practices.

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What is disinfecting?

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A chemical process for use with non-porous items that destroys harmful organisms on implements and environmental surfaces.

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What is cleaning?

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A mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and water to remove visible dirt and debris.

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What is sterilizing?

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The process that destroys all microbial life, including spores, generally using an autoclave.

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What do state agencies regulate?

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Licensing enforcement and conduct while on the job.

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What is the purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?

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To enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.

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What is an SDS?

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A 16 category standard format document that communicates potential hazards associated with products.

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What does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) do?

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Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States.

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What are disinfectants?

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Chemical products that destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces.

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How are disinfectants categorized?

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Based on the pathogens they are effective against, not as hospital grade.

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What do state regulatory agencies do for beauty professionals?

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Protect health and safety during services and establish guidelines for regulatory agencies.

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What do regulatory agencies or state boards do?

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Write rules that determine how laws must be applied.

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What are beauty professionals not allowed to do?

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Treat or recommend treatments for infections, diseases, or abnormal conditions.

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What is an infection?

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The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.

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How do bacteria, viruses, and fungi move from one person to another?

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Through various transmission methods.

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What is transmission?

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The process by which pathogens move between individuals and objects.

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What is direct transmission?

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Transmission of pathogens through touch, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking.

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What is indirect transmission?

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Occurs through contact with an intermediate contaminated object.

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What are respiratory droplet and airborne transmissions?

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Transmission when pathogens from the respiratory tract are expelled through coughing, sneezing, or talking.

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What are spores?

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Bacteria capable of producing a protective coating that allows them to withstand harsh environments.

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What must disinfectants used in salons, spas, and barbershops be?

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Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal.

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What is bactericidal?

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Capable of destroying bacteria.

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What is virucidal?

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Capable of destroying viruses.

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What is fungicidal?
Capable of destroying molds and fungi.
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What are the three personal actions to combat the spread of disease?
Handwashing, cleaning, and disinfection.
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What does contagious mean?
Capable of being spread from one person to another.
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What are some contagious diseases that would prevent a beauty professional from servicing a client?
Common cold, ringworm, conjunctivitis, and viral infections.
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How can contagious diseases be spread?
By contaminated implements, cuts, infected toenails, open sores, and shared items.
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What is contamination?
The presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface.
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What is decontamination?
The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials and visible debris.
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What is a diagnosis?
Determination of the nature of a disease from symptoms or diagnostic tests.
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What are germs?
Non-scientific term for disease-producing organisms.
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What is an occupational disease?
Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment.
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What is a parasitic disease?
Disease caused by parasites such as lice and mites.
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What are bacteria?
Single-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics.
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What is a microorganism?
Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size.
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What are the two types of bacteria?
Pathogenic and non-pathogenic.
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What does non-pathogenic mean?
Harmless organisms that may perform useful functions.
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What are pathogenic bacteria?
Harmful microorganisms that cause disease infections in humans.
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What is inflammation?
A condition where body tissue reacts to injury, characterized by redness, heat, pain, or swelling.
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What is pus?
Fluid containing white blood cells, bacteria, and dead cells, a byproduct of infection.
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What is a local infection?
An infection confined to a particular part of the body, appearing as a lesion containing pus.
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What is a systemic infection?
An infection where the pathogen has spread throughout the body.
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What are staphylococci?
Common bacteria affecting humans, found in the environment and on our bodies.
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What diseases can staphylococci cause?
Food poisoning, toxic shock syndrome, and some flesh-eating diseases.
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What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph infection.
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What is a virus?
A submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in the cells of biological organisms.
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How do viruses differ from bacteria?
Viruses can only reproduce by taking over other cells, while bacteria can live and reproduce on their own.
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What are blood-borne pathogens?
Microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids.
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What is hepatitis?
A blood-borne virus that causes disease and damage to the liver.
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What does HIV stand for?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
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What is AIDS?
A disease that breaks down the body's immune system.
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How is HIV spread?
Through blood and other body fluids.
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What are fungi?
Single-celled organisms that include molds, mildew, and yeast.
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What is mildew?
A fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects but does not cause human infections.
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What is tinea barbae?
A fungal infection resulting from hair services, also known as barber's itch.
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What is ringworm?
A fungal infection of the skin that appears in circular lesions.
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What are parasites?
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or inside another organism, referred to as a host.
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How can humans acquire internal parasites?
By eating improperly cooked fish or meat.
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What are the two types of parasites commonly encountered in salons?
Head lice and scabies.
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What condition is caused by head lice infestation?
Pediculosis capitis.
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What is scabies?
A contagious disease caused by an itch mite that burrows under the skin.
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What are biofilms?
Colonies of microorganisms that adhere to surfaces and form a protective coating.
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What are the two steps required for proper infection control?
Cleaning and then disinfecting with an appropriate EPA registered disinfectant.
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What is the first step in the infection control process?
Cleaning.
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What is proper handwashing?
One of the most important actions to prevent spreading germs.
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What are antiseptics?
Chemical germicides formulated for use on skin to reduce microbes.
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What is the second step in the infection control process?
Disinfection.
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What must disinfectants have on their label?
Efficacy claims.
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What are non-porous items?
Materials that have no pores or openings and cannot absorb liquids.
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What are porous items?
Materials that have holes or openings and are absorbent.
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What are quaternary ammonium compounds?
Disinfectants effective on non-porous surfaces.
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What are tuberculocidal disinfectants?
Disinfectants proven to kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
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What is tuberculosis?
A disease caused by a bacterium transmitted through coughing or sneezing.
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What are phenolic disinfectants?
Powerful disinfectants that can damage skin and eyes.
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What is household bleach?
Sodium hypochlorite, an effective disinfectant used in salons.
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What do state rules require for multi-use tools?
They must be cleaned and disinfected before every service.
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What do most states require for work surfaces?
They must be cleaned and disinfected before the beginning of service.
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What should be used for each client?
Clean towels and linens.
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What is important when using products from multi-use containers?
Avoid contaminating the product by using a clean spatula.
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What are chelating soaps?
Detergents that break down stubborn films and remove residue.
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What are standard precautions?
Guidelines that require assuming any human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious.
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What does asymptomatic mean?
Showing no symptoms or signs of infection.
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What is PPE?
Personal protective equipment worn for protection against hazards.
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What are examples of PPE?
Gloves, masks, and eye protection.
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What should you never do with a client who has an open wound?
Perform a service on them.
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What is an exposure incident?
Contact with non-intact skin, blood, body fluids, or potentially infectious materials during work duties.

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