Milady Chapter 5 – Decontamination – 2026 – Study and Practice Guide
Allergy - correct answer ✔✔ Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or
other normally harmless substances
Antiseptics - correct answer ✔✔ Chemical germicides formulated to use on ski registered and
regulated by the Food and Drug Admin
Asymptomatic - correct answer ✔✔ Showing no symptoms or signs of infection
Bactericidal - correct answer ✔✔ Capable of destroying bacteria
Bloodborne pathogens - correct answer ✔✔ Disease causing microorganisms carried in the
body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV
Chelating soaps - correct answer ✔✔ Also known as cheating detergents; detergents that break
down stubborn films and remove the residue of pedicure products such as scrubs, salts, and
masks
To Clean (cleaning) - correct answer ✔✔ A mechanical process using soap and water or
detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease causing germs. Cleaning
also removes invisible debris that interferes with disinfection. Cleaning is what cosmetologists
are required to do before disinfecting.
Contamination - correct answer ✔✔ The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of
blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface and the removal of visible
debris or residue such as dust, hair and skin
, Diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔ Determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms
and/or diagnostic tests. Federal regulations prohibit salon professionals from performing a
diagnosis
Direct transmission - correct answer ✔✔ Transmission of blood or body fluids through touching,
kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking
Disenfectants - correct answer ✔✔ Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and
viruses on surfaces
Disenfection - correct answer ✔✔ A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy
harmful organisms on environmental surfaces
Efficacy - correct answer ✔✔ The effectiveness with which a disinfecting solution kills germs
when used according to the label instructions
Exposure incident - correct answer ✔✔ Contact with nonintact skin, blood, body fluid or other
potentially infectious materials that is the result of the performance of an employees duties
Fungicidal - correct answer ✔✔ Capable of destroying fungi
Hospital disenfectants - correct answer ✔✔ Disinfectants that are effective for cleaning blood
and body fluids
Indirect transmission - correct answer ✔✔ Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact
with an intermediate contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper or an environmental
surface
Infection control - correct answer ✔✔ Are the methods used to eliminate or reduce the
transmission of infectious organisms
Allergy - correct answer ✔✔ Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or
other normally harmless substances
Antiseptics - correct answer ✔✔ Chemical germicides formulated to use on ski registered and
regulated by the Food and Drug Admin
Asymptomatic - correct answer ✔✔ Showing no symptoms or signs of infection
Bactericidal - correct answer ✔✔ Capable of destroying bacteria
Bloodborne pathogens - correct answer ✔✔ Disease causing microorganisms carried in the
body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV
Chelating soaps - correct answer ✔✔ Also known as cheating detergents; detergents that break
down stubborn films and remove the residue of pedicure products such as scrubs, salts, and
masks
To Clean (cleaning) - correct answer ✔✔ A mechanical process using soap and water or
detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease causing germs. Cleaning
also removes invisible debris that interferes with disinfection. Cleaning is what cosmetologists
are required to do before disinfecting.
Contamination - correct answer ✔✔ The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of
blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface and the removal of visible
debris or residue such as dust, hair and skin
, Diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔ Determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms
and/or diagnostic tests. Federal regulations prohibit salon professionals from performing a
diagnosis
Direct transmission - correct answer ✔✔ Transmission of blood or body fluids through touching,
kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking
Disenfectants - correct answer ✔✔ Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and
viruses on surfaces
Disenfection - correct answer ✔✔ A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy
harmful organisms on environmental surfaces
Efficacy - correct answer ✔✔ The effectiveness with which a disinfecting solution kills germs
when used according to the label instructions
Exposure incident - correct answer ✔✔ Contact with nonintact skin, blood, body fluid or other
potentially infectious materials that is the result of the performance of an employees duties
Fungicidal - correct answer ✔✔ Capable of destroying fungi
Hospital disenfectants - correct answer ✔✔ Disinfectants that are effective for cleaning blood
and body fluids
Indirect transmission - correct answer ✔✔ Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact
with an intermediate contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper or an environmental
surface
Infection control - correct answer ✔✔ Are the methods used to eliminate or reduce the
transmission of infectious organisms
