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FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 5:
INFECTION EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -80 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores
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sterilization
Question 2: made or constructed of a material that has pores or openings
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porous Question 3: number of visible organisms in or on an object or surface or object before decontamination or sterilization
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bio-burden Question 4: type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects, but does not cause human infections in the salon
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mildew
Question 5: transmission of blood or body fluids through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking
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direct transmission
Question 6: infection such as a pimple is known as what kind of infection
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local infection
Question 7: bacteria is also known as
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germs Question 8: type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics
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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Question 9: division of bacteria cells into two new cells called daughter cells
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binary fission Question 10: organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism; and needs a host to survive
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parasite
Question 11: also known as disposable; items that cannot be used more than once
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single-use Question 12: chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms (except bacterial spores) on environmental surfaces
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disinfection
Question 13: contact with non intact (broken) skin, blood, body fluid or other potentially infectious material that is the result of the performance of an employee's duties
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exposure incident
Question 14: round-shape bacteria that appears singly or in groups
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cocci
Question 15: showing no signs of infection
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asymptomatic
Question 16: ability for the body to destroy and resist infection
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immunity Question 17: harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body
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pathogenic
Question 18: capable of destroying fungi
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fungicidal
Question 19: common household bleach; and effective disinfectants for the salon
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sodium hypochlorite
Question 20: blood borne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver
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hepatitis
Question 21: a ringworm fungus of the foot
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tinea pedis Question 22: illness resulting from conditions associated with employment, such as prolonged and repeated overexposure to certain products or ingredients
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occupational disease
Question 23: harmless microorganisms
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non-pathogenic
Question 24: any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size
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microorganism
Question 25: various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms
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toxins Question 26: immunity that the body develops by overcoming a disease, through inoculation (such as flu vaccination), or through exposure to natural allergens, such as pollen, cat dander and ragweed
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acquired immunity Question 27: removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface and removal of visible debris
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decontamination
Question 28: capable of destroying bacteria
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bactericidal