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Hair Chemistry: Foundations Ch 05 Vocabulary Infection Control Part 2

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This deck covers key terms and concepts related to infection control in hair chemistry, focusing on vocabulary from Chapter 05.

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Single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews, and yeasts; they can produce contagious diseases such as ringworm.

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Term
Definition
Single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews, and yeasts; they can produce contagious diseases such as ringworm.
Fungi
Capable of destroying molds and fungi.
Fungicidal
A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
Hepatitis
An inflammatory disease of the skin caused by a viral infection and characterized by small vesicles in clusters.
Herpes simplex virus
Virus that causes HIV disease and AIDS.
Human immunodeficiency virus
Virus that can infect the bottom of the foot and resembles small black dots, usually in clustered groups; also a cutaneous viral infection commonly contracted through sexual transmission and exhibited by genital warts.
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
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Hair Chemistry: Foundations Ch 05 Vocabulary Infection Control Part 2
TermDefinition
Single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews, and yeasts; they can produce contagious diseases such as ringworm.
Fungi
Capable of destroying molds and fungi.
Fungicidal
A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
Hepatitis
An inflammatory disease of the skin caused by a viral infection and characterized by small vesicles in clusters.
Herpes simplex virus
Virus that causes HIV disease and AIDS.
Human immunodeficiency virus
Virus that can infect the bottom of the foot and resembles small black dots, usually in clustered groups; also a cutaneous viral infection commonly contracted through sexual transmission and exhibited by genital warts.
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface.
Indirect transmission
The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.
Infection
The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another.
Infection control
Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection.
Infectious
Disease caused by pathogenic (harmful) microorganisms that enter the body; it may or may not be spread from one person to another.
Infectious disease
A condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection, characterized by redness, heat, pain, and swelling.
Inflammation
An infection, such as a pimple or abscess, that is confined to a particular part of the body and appears as a lesion containing pus.
Local infection
Type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics.
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size.
Microorganism
A type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects but does not cause human infections in the barbershop.
Mildew
Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person, even if the item is accidentally exposed to blood or body fluids; reusable.
Multiuse
A large family of bacteria that is often found in soil and water.
Mycobacterium
Harmless microorganisms that may perform useful functions and are safe to come in contact with since they do not cause disease or harm.
Nonpathogenic
An item that is made of a material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb liquids.
Nonporous