Unit 4222-265 – understand the causes of infection Outcome 1 - understand the causes of infection 1. Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria – is a single cell micro-organism that gets its nutrition from its surroundings and can only be seen under a microscope Viruses - are disease producing agents far smaller than bacteria. They are enclosed in a protein coating which makes them more difficult to destroy. Parasites – an organism that feeds and is dependant
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Scenario #1: Clarence and Betty are what we know as the perfect happy married couple‚ they been together for 25 years. The couple has four children which they love and adore‚ unfortunately for the couple their relationship is starting to have complications. Between all of the stress at home bills‚ children‚ and work it leaves very little time for passion and intimacy even though the couple is completely devoted to one another. This lack of intimacy and passion is leading this happy couple to the
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of infections. 4.1 Define the term risk According to Wikipedia risk is defined as… Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity (including the choice of inaction) will lead to a loss (an undesirable outcome). The notion implies that a choice having an influence on the outcome exists (or existed). Potential losses themselves may also be called "risks". Almost any human endeavor carries some risk‚ but some are much more risky than others. 4.2 Outline potential risks of infection within
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Causes and Spread of Infection This unit is to enable the learner to understand the causes of infection and common illnesses that may result as a consequence. To understand the difference between both infection and colonisation and pathogenic and non pathogenic organisms‚ the areas of infection and the types caused by different organisms. In addition‚ the learner will understand the methods of transmission‚ the conditions needed for organisms to grow‚ the ways infection enter the body and key
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putting your fingers in your mouth can potentially give you food poisoning so a couple of bites of an uncooked burger would be enough to ensure a few bad stomachs the next day. Bacteria can get into your body in many ways; the first one is Droplet infection so when you cough‚ sneeze or talk you expel tiny droplets full of pathogens from your breathing system and then other people breathe that in. The second is Direct Contact which means that some diseases are spread by direct contact of the skin. The
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. Understanding the causes of infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacterial and fungi infections are easy to cure with the use of antibiotics‚ where as viruses can be hard to cure or vaccinate against‚ such as the common cold. Bacteria can be found everywhere and anywhere Soil‚ Water‚ Plants‚ Animals‚ material and even deep in the earth’s crust. Bacteria feed themselves by making there food with the use of sunlight and water. We would not
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Name UNIT 22 CAUSES AND SPREAD OF INFECTION 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites What is a Bacteria? A bacteria is a living things that are neither plants nor animals‚ but belong to a group all by themselves. They are very small--individually not more than one single cell--however there are normally millions of them together‚ for they can multiply really fast. Bacteria are prokaryotes (single cells that do not
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Richard (Ty) Trevino PSY 265 – Ch. 13 Assignment Axia College – University of Phoenix Anna‚ an adolescent girl‚ is very much in love with her boyfriend who is three years older than she. He is putting a lot of pressure on her to have sex. At the same time‚ she is anxious about her parents’ attitude towards her boyfriend. Her mother constantly warns her about dating an older boy and assumes
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Unit 20 – Causes and Spread of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria‚ fungi and parasites are all considered as ‘living’ things‚. Bacteria are single celled microorganisms that can only been seen through a microscope‚ they collect their nutrition from their surrounding and unlike viruses‚ they do not need a living host to reproduce. Viruses are difficult to destroy because they are enclosed in a protein coating. Viruses are disease-producing
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Current Compliance Status for Infection Prevention and Control 1. Commission Standard: Infection Investigation/Identification Recently the hospital implements preventing spread of Infection. The hospital has a successful framework for controlling the spread of infection and/or outbreaks among patients/clients‚ employees‚ physician‚ volunteers‚ students‚ and visitors. Identification and managing infections at the time of a client’s admission to the hospital and throughout their stay are
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