Silk Route) Jump to: navigation‚ search |[pic] |Please help improve this article by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (October 2008) | For other uses‚ see Silk Road (disambiguation). [pic] [pic] The Silk Road extending from Southern Europe through Arabia‚ Somalia‚ Egypt‚ Persia‚ Pakistan‚ India‚ Bangladesh‚ Java‚ and Vietnam until it reaches China. Land routes are red‚ water routes blue The Silk Road (German: Seidenstraße) (or Silk Routes) is an
Premium Silk Road Han Dynasty
october 2011 Chain of infection & how bacteria grow. Reference: http://faculty.ccc.edu/tr-infectioncontrol/chain.htm In this essay I am going to be describing and explaining n about how pathogenic organisms grow and spread‚ by explaining each stage of the chain of infection‚ step by step and what they involve. This representive is used to help us understand the infection progression. A circle of linked components represent what happens in the cycle of infection. The links are: infectious
Premium Bacteria Microorganism
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)‚ which is also
Premium Infection Cytomegalovirus Infectious disease
COMMON HEALTH PROBLEM AT EARLY CHILDHOOD INTRODUCTION: Illness is an inevitable part of childhood. Children will get sick and each illness may affect different children to different degrees. Diseases can be devastating for anyone‚ but it seems particularly unfair when they attack children. Unfortunately‚ many diseases seem to take a special interest in the young‚ infecting them more frequently and vigorously than they do adults. Children are more susceptible to diseases for a number of reasons
Premium Immune system Ear Common cold
discuss the statement: ‘Infection prevention is every healthcare professional’s responsibility’. In order to identify the healthcare professional’s responsibility the author will be drawing from three different sources including documents from the Department of Health‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of conduct and the Royal College of Nursing. After this‚ the essay will talk about two different practises that healthcare professionals can use to break the chain of infection. These will include
Premium Health care Health Medicine
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
Premium National Vocational Qualification Learning Quality assurance
Infection Control What causes people to get sick? How is disease spread from one person to another person? What can be done to stop the spread of infection and disease? As a health care worker‚ it is important to know the answers to these questions. When you understand what causes infection‚ you can learn how to prevent it. Infection control is a set of practices and procedures that will help to prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Premium Infectious disease Infection Disease
weren’t cooked enough or properly so the bacteria didn’t get killed inside the burgers. The burgers would have you be cooked at above 170 degrees Celsius‚ and as the heat didn’t kill the bacteria‚ it entered the body. As Chloe’s dad only cooked the burgers on a high hear for a very short amount of time‚ he burnt the outside without heating the inside of the beef burgers. Just touching an uncooked burger and then putting your fingers in your mouth can potentially give you food poisoning so a couple of
Free Immune system Bacteria White blood cell
Infection Control Policy and Procedures Policy: Always wash your hands: * After using the toilet * After changing a diaper — wash the diaper-wearer’s hands‚ too * After touching animals or animal waste * Before and after preparing food‚ especially before and immediately after handling raw meat‚ poultry or fish * Before eating * After blowing your nose * After coughing or sneezing into your hands * Before and after treating wounds or cuts * Before
Premium Infectious disease Infection Immune system
1. Define the following words Antiseptics- is a substance‚ which inhibits the growth and development of microorganisms Asepsis- is the absence of infectious agents that may produce disease Autoclave- An appliance used to sterilize medical instruments or other objects with steam under pressure. Bacteria- are tiny‚ one-celled forms of life that cause many diseases and infections. Bactericidal- An agent that destroys bacteria Bacteriostatic- Preventing bacteria from growing and multiplying but
Free Immune system Bacteria Infection