Cosmetology Infection Control Review
Questions with correct answers
What is the primary purpose of regulatory agencies? ANS - To set guidelines for the manufacturing,
sale, & use of equipment & chemical ingredients.
What is MSDS & where can you get it? ANS - Material Safety Data Sheet is a sheet that contains
information compiled by manufacturers about their products' safety & usage. Obtained from product
manufactures &/or distributors.
4 types of organisms that cosmetologists must know. ANS - Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses & Parasites.
What are bacteria? ANS - One-celled microorganisms having both plant & animal characteristics. Some
are harmful & some are harmless.
The 2 main classifications of bacteria? ANS - Non-pathogenic & Pathogenic.
What are some beneficial functions performed by non-pathogenic bacteria? ANS - Used to make yogurt,
cheese & some medicines. In the human body they help break down food & protect against infection.
They also stimulate the immune system.
What are 3 forms of pathogenic bacteria? ANS - Cocci : round shaped bacteria that appear singly (alone)
or in groups.
Bacilli: short rod-shaped bacteria. They are the most common bacteria & produce diseases such as
tetanus (lockjaw).
Spirilla: spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria. They are subdivided into subgroups , such as treponema
papillisa, which causes syphilis, a STD & borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme Disease.
What is a contagious disease? ANS - When a disease spreads from one person to another person.
Questions with correct answers
What is the primary purpose of regulatory agencies? ANS - To set guidelines for the manufacturing,
sale, & use of equipment & chemical ingredients.
What is MSDS & where can you get it? ANS - Material Safety Data Sheet is a sheet that contains
information compiled by manufacturers about their products' safety & usage. Obtained from product
manufactures &/or distributors.
4 types of organisms that cosmetologists must know. ANS - Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses & Parasites.
What are bacteria? ANS - One-celled microorganisms having both plant & animal characteristics. Some
are harmful & some are harmless.
The 2 main classifications of bacteria? ANS - Non-pathogenic & Pathogenic.
What are some beneficial functions performed by non-pathogenic bacteria? ANS - Used to make yogurt,
cheese & some medicines. In the human body they help break down food & protect against infection.
They also stimulate the immune system.
What are 3 forms of pathogenic bacteria? ANS - Cocci : round shaped bacteria that appear singly (alone)
or in groups.
Bacilli: short rod-shaped bacteria. They are the most common bacteria & produce diseases such as
tetanus (lockjaw).
Spirilla: spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria. They are subdivided into subgroups , such as treponema
papillisa, which causes syphilis, a STD & borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme Disease.
What is a contagious disease? ANS - When a disease spreads from one person to another person.
