Infection Control

2. Ammonium Compounds (Quats) – EPA-approved disinfectants for salons.
4. – Colonies of microorganisms that stick together, protected by slime.
7. Pathogens – Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the blood.
9. infection – Disease carried through the bloodstream or lymph.
11. Precautions – Guidelines assuming all blood/body fluids are infectious.
12. Precautions – CDC guidelines requiring PPE to prevent exposure.
14. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) – Regulates workplace safety.
16. – A parasitic particle that infects and resides in cells.
18. Time – Time disinfectant must remain wet on a surface to be effective.
20. (Environmental Protection Agency) – Registers disinfectants.
21. – Microscopic plant parasites (e.g., molds, mildews, yeasts).
23. – Process that destroys all microbial life, including spores.
24. – Contact with unclean tools, surfaces, or infectious material.
25. – A disease-causing microorganism.
28. / SDS (Safety Data Sheet) – Information sheet on handling chemicals safely.
29. – Organism that grows, feeds, and shelters on or in another organism.
30. – Redness, heat, pain, and swelling as a reaction to injury or infection.

1. – Invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.
3. – Cleaning to remove dirt, debris, and some germs.
5. Grade Disinfectant – EPA standard for cleaning in health-care settings.
6. – Disease that spreads from one person to another.
8. – EPA-registered chemical used on nonliving surfaces.
10. – Spread of pathogens from one surface or object to another.
13. – Chemical process that eliminates most microorganisms (not spores).
15. – One-celled microorganisms, some harmful, some harmless.
17. infection – Confined to a particular part of the body (pimple, abscess).
19. – Technical term for ringworm, a fungal infection.
22. – Living being that provides a place for a parasite.
26. Incident – Contact with nonintact skin, blood, or body fluid.
27. – Chemical germicide safe for use on skin.