Level 2 Award in the Prevention and Control of Infection (7395) Centre resource pack 500/4272/5 www.cityandguilds.com September 2008 Version 1.0 About City & Guilds City & Guilds is the UK’s leading provider of vocational qualifications‚ offering over 500 awards across a wide range of industries‚ and progressing from entry level to the highest levels of professional achievement. With over 8500 centres in 100 countries‚ City & Guilds is recognised by employers worldwide for providing qualifications
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Bacteria are the most numerous type of microorganism found in the rhizosphere of the soil. They produce secondary metabolites which are capable of producing antibiotic which eventually inhibit or kill bacteria. The rhizosphere region of the soil is a highly favorable habitat for the proliferation‚ activity and metabolism of numerous microorganisms. The magnitude of this area depends on the plant and the size of the roots that the plant possesses. Bacteria are among the microorganisms living in the
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Mental Illnesses are common issues that target young adults in todays society‚ however in our "effort" to comfort and assist them; we have begun to romanticize them. Contrary to the fiction us teenagers are shown to‚ mental illnesses are not pleasant‚ nor are they desirable; they are complete and utter misery. Around 80 years ago‚ someone suffering from a mental illness would be shunned from the public‚ and physically be "put away". So why has our society come to the point to assume that it is appropriate
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them as well. These hardships were Bad food‚ health‚ sleeping conditions‚ and hygiene. In the civil war‚ many harsh conditions were faced aside from the war. One of them are disease. There were many illnesses that spread throughout the military camps. More people actually died from illnesses and disease than in the actual war itself. The main causes were unsanitary conditions in hospitals‚ Lack of useful medicines and techniques‚ Unclean drinking water‚ Worm infested and moldy food. (stanchak
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1 Understand the roles and responsibilities in prevention and control of infection A My role is to maintain a high standard of health and hygiene‚ which means regularly washing my uniform‚ regularly washing and keeping my hair clean and tied back‚ keeping my nails short and not wearing false nails or polish. Not wearing rings. Regularly washing my hands the correct way. I must report illness and any skin conditions to my manager and not come into work with diarrhoea and/or vomiting until 48 hours
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit 9 Assignment 1 A&PII ITT Tech - Breckinridge School of Nursing Ashley Wigglesworth Genital herpes is a viral infection that causes lesions or sores in the genital area and is spread through sexual intercourse or by touching a sore and then touching another part of your body; it is a highly contagious virus. Often it does not present with symptoms‚ or produces very mild symptoms such that the infected individual is unaware they have it. When symptoms are present
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Keanna Barnes Abstract Current studies on oncolytic viruses have been underway to ultimately reduce the casualties cancer brings upon citizens globally. Lately‚ a series of clinical studies have shown clinical response when vaccines are combined with other forms of treatment in patients with all sorts of different cancers. Although scientists may be tempted to combine an oncolytic virus with an already existing radiation or chemotherapeutic‚ the long term goals have to be realistic and rational
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Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY Research paper for the Course of English Computer viruses of today Student: Submission date: Instructor: The Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics The English Department Moscow 2010 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 1 Essence of computer viruses 4 2 TYPES OF VIRUSES. 6 3 Antivirus software 11 CONCLUSION 13 References 14 Introduction
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Microbiology Chain of Infection Link 1: The Organism (10 pts) Scientific name: Infectious mononucleosis Common name of disease: mono; also‚ the kissing disease Characteristics: [bacteria/virus/parasite‚ toxins‚ anaerobe/aerobe‚ etc] Mononucleosis is a lymphatic system disease‚ usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (first cultured by Michael Epstein and Yvonne Barr). A similar condition is often caused by the cytomegalovirus (CMV)
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