Milady Advanced Esthetics Exam Review 2024

What is a disease resulting from human immunodeficiency virus? - AIDS What term refers to the rapid-onset, short-term initial stage of disease? - acute What does the term "antibacterial" mean? - destroying or stopping the growth of bacteria What fluids are considered contaminated and/or infectious under standard precautions? - blood, saliva, pus What term refers to any object that can penetrate the skin? - sharp What is the correct term for a plan for avoiding potential exposure and for dealing with it should exposure occur? - safety plan What term indicates that something is transmitted through direct blood-to-blood contact? - bloodborne What is mechanical irritation? - tissue damage due to repeated physical contact to the tissue How are transient microorganisms removed from the hands? - hand washing What are microorganisms that are often present on the surface of the human body? - resident microorganisms What is a pathogen? - a microorganism or substance capable of producing disease What term describes the risks involved in piercing mucous membranes or the skin through needle sticks, bites, cuts, and abrasions? - parenteral hazards What term refers to any living thing, plant or animal? - organism What are bacteria that will not cause harm when on a healthy host, but can cause infection and disease once they have entered the skin? - opportunistic bacteria Where would one acquire a nosocomial infection? - hospital What are components of a mucous membrane? - epithelium, basement membrane, connective tissue What is the correct term for the process of becoming immune or rendering a person immune to a pathogen? - immunization What term refers to devices that isolate or remove bloodborne pathogen hazards from the workplace? - engineering controls What is an infection that occurs when bacteria travel from a site where they were harmless to a site where they cause infection? - endogenous infection What are definitions of the word "contaminate? - to render impure; to soil, stain, or pollute; to render unfit for use What does the term "asepsis" mean? - a condition free from germs and any form of life What variety of hepatitis is transmitted by drinking water or eating food contaminate with fecal matter containing the virus? - hepatitis A What variety of hepatitis can be treated without the use of interferon? - hepatitis A What federal agency would send inspectors to a salon because an accident has occurred in which three or more employees were injured? - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) What should you do if you are visited by an inspector from OSHA? - write down the inspector's name What is the second link in the chain of infection? - reservoir where the agent resides What is the second-to-last link in the chain of infection? - portal of entry Why should you follow OSHA guidelines if you are a sole proprietor and work alone? - to live a long and healthy life What are means by which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is spread from an infected person to a noninfected person? - contact with blood, contact with saliva, contact with broken skin What organ is most often affected by the highly infectious disease tuberculosis? - lungs Why have many states passed laws that prohibit spitting on sidewalks? - because tuberculosis can live on a sidewalk in sputum for six months What are forms in which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections can present themselves? - cellulitis, impetigo, carbuncles