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    How Are Infections Spread? Alicia Todd University of Mobile How Are Infections Spread? According to Lynch‚ Elmore and Morgan (2012)‚ millions of people die each year from infectious diseases such as influenza‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis‚ and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (p. 245). Everything we eat‚ breathe‚ or touch throughout the day puts us at risk for developing an infection. Knowing how infections are spread will decrease these risks and is crucial for overall health. No matter how hard one

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    Causes and Spread of Infection 1.1/1.2 | Features | Illnesses Caused | Bacteria | Can be helpful‚ can be an aid in digestion‚ able to break down sewage‚ can be used in food (yoghurt)‚ affects odour‚ taste and texture. Needs nutrients‚ pH‚ time‚ temperature‚ +/- Oxygen and water activity to grow. | Lyme disease‚ Tuberculosis | Viruses | Exist only to replicate‚ need a host‚ infect all types of cells‚ found in soil‚ water and air. | Hepatitis A‚ Norovirus‚ Measles‚ Mumps | Parasites | Need

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    touched by someone else needs to be cleaned. If the office worker uses someone else’s computer‚ they should wash their hands or use a hand sanitizer immediately

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    Tomography‚ imaging modality 2. PPE Personal Protective Equipment. Gloves‚ gown‚ mask 3. Contrast media Diagnostic agents 4. Artifact Unwanted objects‚ error in an image 5. Viscosity Thickness‚ friction of fluid Definition 2 1. CT CT is an acronym for computerized tomography. It is a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional images. 2. PPE Personal Protective Equipment is equipment that is to be used

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    over the past 500 years to avoid the spread of infection. Over the past 500 years there have been many theories tested to avoid the spread of infection‚ which include the basic methods of hand hygiene‚ practicing safe sex and correct food preparation. The oxford medical dictionary states an ‘infection’ is the invasion of the body by harmful pathogens (organisms) - these organisms take over the body which can result in an individual suffering from mild to serious infections . It is a common mis-conception

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    Personal protective equipment From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Safety helmet" redirects here. It is not to be confused with hard hat. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents wearing Level B hazmat suits Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing‚ helmets‚ goggles‚ or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical‚ electrical‚ heat‚ chemicals‚ biohazards‚ and airborne

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    There is a need for training in the workplace to promote employee safety. Safety training includes learning how to use personal protective equipment (PPE). Selecting PPE is based off of the type of hazard. PPE equipment needs to be appropriate for the standards. Different personal protective equipment ranges from protection from head to toe. A couple reasons you may need PPE for example is for chemicals or electrical conditions. Proper disposal of PPE equipment is very important.  Fire safety is

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    Use of Personal Protective Equipment 1. Purpose It is a requirement of the School of Chemistry and the University that appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) be employed to minimise risks which may be present within a laboratory or workplace. This guideline discusses the various basic types of which are available to laboratory workers‚ briefly outlining their use‚ application and maintenance. 2. Scope This procedure applies to all personnel working in the School of Chemistry laboratories

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    3. The MSN prepared nurse will have barriers no matter which clinical setting they practice. As the infection control practitioner at my facility‚ I will always face barriers in preventing the spread of infection. I work with many disciplines which include physicians‚ nursing‚ environmental services‚ facilities‚ dietary and the list is infinite for everyone participates in infection prevention. One of the biggest barriers faced is the “sacred cow” as described in the article Putting Evidence into

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    1. understand the causes of infection 1.1 bacteria - neither plant/animal. are a group of there own. very small‚ normally millions of them. multiply ++. single cell with NO nucleus Virus - small infectious agent‚ can only replicate inside living cells of organism‚ have genes of DNA or RNA Fungi - multicellular micro organisms including yeasts & moulds. used for making ABx. essential in decomposition Parasite- is an organism that lives on or in another organism to the detremenet of the host

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