CHAPTER 5: INFECTION CONTROL:
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELABORATION
n Cocci are bacteria that are:
a. round shaped
b. rod-shaped
c. flat-shaped
d. spore-shaped - Correct answer.a. round shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
a. fungi
b. spirilla
c. bacilli
d. stretococci - Correct answer.d. stretococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are:
a. diplococcic
b. diphtheria
c. discarded
d. toxins - Correct answer.a. diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called:
,a. flagella
b. strep
c. spirilla
d. cocci - Correct answer.c. spirilla
In 2000, a bacteria called Mycobacterium fortuitum caused a client outbreak due to the failure of the
practitioner to follow proper disinfection guidelines for:
a. sharp implements
b. whirlpool foot spas
c. shampoo stations
d. styling chairs - Correct answer.b. whirlpool foot spas
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
a. nucleic acid
b. cytoplasm
c. protoplasm
d. protons - Correct answer.c. protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow, reproduce, and divide into two new cells is:
a. binary fission
b. meiosis
c. photosynthesis
d. metamorphosis - Correct answer.a. binary fission
The presence of pus is a sign of:
,a. immunity
b. congestion
c. bacterial infection
d. sunburn - Correct answer.c. bacterial infection
A ______ infection appear as a lesion containing pus and is confined o a particular part of the body:
a. contagious
b. local
c. primary
d. secondary - Correct answer.b. local
Which of the following is a condition caused b an infestation of head lice?
a. hepatitis
b. scabies
c. pediculosis capitis
d. tinea pedis - Correct answer.c. pediculosis capitis
The ability of he body to destroy and resist infection is called:
a. immunity
b. decontamination
c. stasis
d. regulation - Correct answer.a. immunity
Disinfectans used in salons must carry a(n) _____ registration number:
a. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
, b. Occupation Protection Agency (OPA)
c. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Correct answer.d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes he guidelines known as Universal Precautions?
a. nFDA
b. nOSHA
c. nCDC
d. nEPA n- n nCorrect nanswer.b. nOSHA
A nsalon nimplement nthat naccidentally ncomes nin ncontact nwith nblood nor nbody nfluids nmust nbe
nthoroughly ncleaned nand:
a. ncompletely nimmersed nin nan nEPA-registered ndisinfectant
b. nrinsed nin nan nEPA-registered ntuberculocidal nantiseptic nthat nkills nHIV nand nHBV
c. nPlaced nin nan nEPA-registered nantiseptic nthat nkills nHIV nand nhepatitis
d. nBriefly ndipped nin nan nEPA-registered nsolution nthat nkills nHIV nand nAIDS. n- n nCorrect nanswer.a.
nCompletely nimmersed nin nan nEPA-registered ndisinfectant
Disinfectants nwith na nhigh npH nthat ncan ncause nskin nirritation nor nburn nthe nskin nor neyes nare:
a. nalcohol nand nbleach
b. nEPA-registered ndisinfectants
c. nalcohol nand nquats
d. nphenolic ndisinfectants n- n nCorrect nanswer.d. nphenolic ndisinfectants
When nwashing nyour nhands, nyou napply nsoap, nlather nand nscrub nyour nhands nand nunder nthe nfree
nedges nof nnails nwith na nnail nbrush nfor nat nleast:
a. n5 nminutes
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELABORATION
n Cocci are bacteria that are:
a. round shaped
b. rod-shaped
c. flat-shaped
d. spore-shaped - Correct answer.a. round shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
a. fungi
b. spirilla
c. bacilli
d. stretococci - Correct answer.d. stretococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are:
a. diplococcic
b. diphtheria
c. discarded
d. toxins - Correct answer.a. diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called:
,a. flagella
b. strep
c. spirilla
d. cocci - Correct answer.c. spirilla
In 2000, a bacteria called Mycobacterium fortuitum caused a client outbreak due to the failure of the
practitioner to follow proper disinfection guidelines for:
a. sharp implements
b. whirlpool foot spas
c. shampoo stations
d. styling chairs - Correct answer.b. whirlpool foot spas
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
a. nucleic acid
b. cytoplasm
c. protoplasm
d. protons - Correct answer.c. protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow, reproduce, and divide into two new cells is:
a. binary fission
b. meiosis
c. photosynthesis
d. metamorphosis - Correct answer.a. binary fission
The presence of pus is a sign of:
,a. immunity
b. congestion
c. bacterial infection
d. sunburn - Correct answer.c. bacterial infection
A ______ infection appear as a lesion containing pus and is confined o a particular part of the body:
a. contagious
b. local
c. primary
d. secondary - Correct answer.b. local
Which of the following is a condition caused b an infestation of head lice?
a. hepatitis
b. scabies
c. pediculosis capitis
d. tinea pedis - Correct answer.c. pediculosis capitis
The ability of he body to destroy and resist infection is called:
a. immunity
b. decontamination
c. stasis
d. regulation - Correct answer.a. immunity
Disinfectans used in salons must carry a(n) _____ registration number:
a. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
, b. Occupation Protection Agency (OPA)
c. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Correct answer.d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes he guidelines known as Universal Precautions?
a. nFDA
b. nOSHA
c. nCDC
d. nEPA n- n nCorrect nanswer.b. nOSHA
A nsalon nimplement nthat naccidentally ncomes nin ncontact nwith nblood nor nbody nfluids nmust nbe
nthoroughly ncleaned nand:
a. ncompletely nimmersed nin nan nEPA-registered ndisinfectant
b. nrinsed nin nan nEPA-registered ntuberculocidal nantiseptic nthat nkills nHIV nand nHBV
c. nPlaced nin nan nEPA-registered nantiseptic nthat nkills nHIV nand nhepatitis
d. nBriefly ndipped nin nan nEPA-registered nsolution nthat nkills nHIV nand nAIDS. n- n nCorrect nanswer.a.
nCompletely nimmersed nin nan nEPA-registered ndisinfectant
Disinfectants nwith na nhigh npH nthat ncan ncause nskin nirritation nor nburn nthe nskin nor neyes nare:
a. nalcohol nand nbleach
b. nEPA-registered ndisinfectants
c. nalcohol nand nquats
d. nphenolic ndisinfectants n- n nCorrect nanswer.d. nphenolic ndisinfectants
When nwashing nyour nhands, nyou napply nsoap, nlather nand nscrub nyour nhands nand nunder nthe nfree
nedges nof nnails nwith na nnail nbrush nfor nat nleast:
a. n5 nminutes
