INFECTION CONTROL (NYS WRITTEN
EXAM) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST EDITION 2026
What refers to the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from
one individual to another? - ANS -infection control
What destroys all microbial life? - ANS -sterilization
What is more likely to be governed by federal regulatory agencies rather than state regulatory agencies?
- ANS -Sale of chemicals used on the job
Wat is more likely to be governed by state regulatory agencies rather than federal regulatory agencies? -
ANS -Setting guidelines for licensing and enforcing conduct on the job
, What would OSHA most likely be involved in regulating? - ANS -the disposal of chemical products in the
workplace
What would the EPA most likely be involved in regulating? - ANS -the safe manufacture of chemical
products used in the workplace
When does a client's impression of a salon, spa, or barbershop begin? - ANS -The moment they open the
door
What is TRUE of pathogens? - ANS -They all reside in different places and affect humans in different
ways
What best defines transmission? - ANS -the process by which pathogens move between individuals
what is TRUE of direct and indirect transmission of disease? - ANS -direct transmission requires contact
with another person and indirect transmission does not
What is TRUE of diseases spread by direct transmission and indirect transmission? - ANS -Diseases
spread by indirect transmission can live for long periods of time away from a host, whereas those spread
by direct transmission cannot
EXAM) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST EDITION 2026
What refers to the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from
one individual to another? - ANS -infection control
What destroys all microbial life? - ANS -sterilization
What is more likely to be governed by federal regulatory agencies rather than state regulatory agencies?
- ANS -Sale of chemicals used on the job
Wat is more likely to be governed by state regulatory agencies rather than federal regulatory agencies? -
ANS -Setting guidelines for licensing and enforcing conduct on the job
, What would OSHA most likely be involved in regulating? - ANS -the disposal of chemical products in the
workplace
What would the EPA most likely be involved in regulating? - ANS -the safe manufacture of chemical
products used in the workplace
When does a client's impression of a salon, spa, or barbershop begin? - ANS -The moment they open the
door
What is TRUE of pathogens? - ANS -They all reside in different places and affect humans in different
ways
What best defines transmission? - ANS -the process by which pathogens move between individuals
what is TRUE of direct and indirect transmission of disease? - ANS -direct transmission requires contact
with another person and indirect transmission does not
What is TRUE of diseases spread by direct transmission and indirect transmission? - ANS -Diseases
spread by indirect transmission can live for long periods of time away from a host, whereas those spread
by direct transmission cannot