Chapter 5

Sterilization

Destroys all microbial life including spores

Stronger than disinfection

Hand Washing

Most important action you can take to prevent spreading germs

Act of doing before and after service

Disinfecting/disinfection

Process (chemicals) used to destroy disease causing microorganisms on Environmental surfaces

Stronger than cleaning

Phenolic disinfection

Powerful tuberculocidal disinfectant used to destroy bacteria, fungi and viruses

KILLS TUBERCULOSIS

Antiseptics

Chemical products used on skin to prevent infection.

Ex. Witch Hazel

Local infection

Infection confined to a particular part of body

Appears Like pimples, on the body, contains pus, lesion

Bloodborne pathogens

Carried in body by blood or body fluids

Viruses

=visitor

Infects in the body

Grows inside, single-celled host, takes over other cells

Submicroscopic particle

OSHA

Enforces safety and health standards

Protects workplace and employee

Direct transmission

Person to person, pathogens through kissing, touching, coughing , and talking

Parasites

Grows out of body or inside another organism. lice/mites

Contributes nothing to survival for that organism

Ex. Head lice

Biofilms

Not visible unless grow large, slimy consistency, thrive in wet environments

Ex. Sink

Gloves

Single use equipment, switch’s out for every new client or during service

Fungi

Grows in irregular masses, can grow on objects, affects skin, hair and nails

Single celled organisms

QUATS

Disinfectant used in salons or spas, disinfect nonporus tools

Disease

Doesn’t always show symptoms of carrying this, abnormal condition of all or part of body

Tuberculocidal

Capable of killing tuberculosis, used on nonporous tools, in the name

Bacteria

B for “BE” on their own

Single celled organisms found everywhere, spread through direct or indirect contact

Have both plant and animal characteristics

EPA

Protects the environment, is federal, protects human health, helps get rid of toxic waste

Mildew

Grows on damp fabric causing stains, type of fungus

MRSA

Appears on skin as an infection like rashes, antibiotic staph bacteria

Staphylococci

Pus forming bacteria that grows inside clusters like grapes.

Most common - may spread by shaking hands

Pathogenic

Harmful microorganisms Causing or able to cause disease, infection in humans when invades body

Non-Pathogenic

Bacteria that isn’t harmful, organisms that could perform useful function

Communicable or contagious

Diseases capable of being spread from one person to person

Register Disinfectants

What does the EPA do?

It registers what to keep clean

Autoclave

Use of heat to sterilize implements

Disinfectants

Chemicals that destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces

Infection

Invasion of body tissues by disease, causing pathogens

Infectious

Organisms that transmit from one person to another

Blood-borne Pathogen

Disease, causing microorganism carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV