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What is the importance as a cosmotoligst to understand salon ecology?
Enables you to prevent the unecessary spend of diease and to preform first aid
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Define Microbiology
The study of small living organisims called microbs such as bacteria
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What is the importance of basic knowledge in Microbiology
So you can prevent the spred of disease through proper disinfection.
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Define Bacteria
Germs or Microbs that are one celled micro-organisms
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What is Bacteriology?
The study of bacteria
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Nonpathogenic
(Saprophytes) Live on dead matter and are non-disease producing bacteria
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Pathogenic
Live everywhere in your enviornment and body and are harmful because they cause infection, disease and toxins.
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Spiral or corkscrew
Spirilla
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What is septisemia?
Invasion and persistance of pathogenic bacteria in the blood stream
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Active Stage
Bacteria grow and reporduce rapidly, usually in dark damp and dirty areas.
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Inactive Stage
When conditions are unfavorable, cells die or become inactive and caneven create sphyrical spores that are not harmed by disinffectants, heat or cold.
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What are flagella?
Hair like projections that help bacteria propel cell through liquid.
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Define Viruses
Sub-microscopic particals that cause familar diseases.
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What does PSW stand for?
Personal Service Worker
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HBV
HUman Hepititas B, a higly infectious disease that infects the liver.
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AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficency Syndrome (Disease caused by HIV)
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HIV
Human Immunosupprecant Viruse (intereres with the bodys natural immune system and causes it to breakdown)
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What is an external parasite?
Organisms that live on or obtain their nutriants from another organism.
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Itch Mite
Insects that cause contagious dieseases (i.e. Scabies)
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Head Lice
Insects that causes head itching, reddness, and small bite marks on scalp.
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WHat happens when disease causing bacteria or viruses enter the body and multiply to the point of interfering with the bodys normal state?
You get an infection.
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What is a blood born pathogin?
Disease causing bacteria or viruses that are carried through blood or body fluids.
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Local Infection
Located in small confined area. Often indicated by pus filled boil, pimple, or inflamed area
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General Infection
Occurs when circulatory system carries bacteria and other toxins to all parts of the body.
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Asymtomatic Carrier
Person who carries a disease producing bateria or viruses with no recognizable sysmptoms of disease.
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Unerversal Precautions
Where same infections control proceedures should be used with ALL clients.
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What is Immunity?
The ability of the body to destroy infectious agents that enter the body.
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Natural Immunity
Is partally inherited, natural resistance to disease.
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Passive (Aquired) Immunity
Developed through the injection of antigons, which stimulate the body's immune response
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What are the 3 main catagories of infection control?
Sanitation, Disinfection, and Sterilization
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Sanitation
Process of removing dirt to aid prevention of the growth of microbs
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Disinfection
Destroying or killing bacteria and a broad spectrum of viruses on nonporous serfaces.
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Sterilization
To destroy or kill ALL microbs.
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OSHA
Occupational Safty & Health Administration.
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What is OSHA?
THe regulating agency under the Dept. of Labor that enforces safty and health standards in the work place.
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MSDS stands for?
Material Safty Data Sheets
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What is the purpose of an EPA regulation number?
Ensures product is safe and effective
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What is a broad spectrum disinfectant?
Group of disinfetantsthat kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and pseudomonas (sudomonnas).
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Brush and comb disinfection steps:
Remove all hair, wash comb/brush throughly with soap and water, rinse brush/comb and pat dry, immerse brush/comb completly in disinfection solution, remove brush/comb, store in disinfected covered container.
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Blood Spill Procedure
Stop service, wash hands, cover hands, apply anseptic, dress/cover injury with right dressing, cover injured area, clean and disinfect implements and workstation with broad spectrum disinfectant, Double bag all blood soiled articals and labelbag hazordious, remove gloves & clean hands with liquid soup, return to client and continue service.
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What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Law that give protection to the people who provide emergancy care to ill or injured persons.
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Explain how ultra sonic cleaners work:
They use high frequency sound waves to create a cleansing action that cleans area on implements or tools that are difficult to reach with a brush.
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