Texas Esthetics State Board Review (2025
updated) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (DETAILED
& ELABORATED) fully solved
OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What system requires that Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
personal protective
equipment (PPE) be worn
for contact with all body
fluids, even if blood is
visible?
What does asymptomatic Showing no signs or symptoms of infection
mean?
What is the chemical Sanitation
process for reducing the
number of disease-
causing germs on cleaned
surfaces called?
Why is is important to Rules and regulations are more specific than laws
know the difference
between rules and laws?
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What did the CDC Universal Precautions
introduce in 1985 as a
response to the major
public health crisis of
AIDS?
Who should you call as EMTs
soon as possible after an
accident has occurred?
The ability of a disinfecting Efficacy
solution to kill germs
when used according to
the label is known as
What term refers to items Porous
made or constructed of a
material that has
openings?
What replaced the Standard Precations
Universal Precautions in
1996?
What is mycobacterium A microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water
fortuitum? in small numbers
Natural immunity is Partly inherited and partly developed through healthy
resistance to disease that living
is
Standard Precautions (SP) Sweat
apply to all body fluids
and secretions except
what?
What is the correct term Bloodborne pathogens
for disease-causing
microorganisms carried in
the body by blood?
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What is the basic All body fluids are potential sources of infection
assumption underlying
Standard Precautions
(SP)?
What term refers to the Immunity
ability of the body to
destroy and resist
infection?
What is the term for pus- Staphylococci
forming bacteria that grow
in clusters like a bunch of
grapes?
What is the term for Flagella
slender, hair-like
extensions used by bacilli
and spirilia for
locomotion?
What is efficacy? Ability to produce an effect
What is a type of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
infectious bacteria that is
highly resistant to
conventional treatments
such as antibiotics?
What does bactericidal Capable of destroying bacteria
mean?
Superficial fungal infections that commonly affects the
What is tinea barbae?
skin
The number of viable organisms in or on an object or
What is bioburden?
surface
What does virucidal Capable of destroying viruses
mean?
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