universal precautions. all blood and potentially infectious materials are treated as of they are...
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Universal Precautions
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Universal Precautions
• All blood and potentially infectious materials are treated as of they are infectious, regardless of the perceived status of the source individual.
• You treat all blood and body fluids as if they are infected.
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Universal Precautions
• Wear gloves
• Launder contaminated clothing
• Wash hands
• Avoid sharing food, drink, contact lens, cosmetics, lip balm
• Clean up
• Report incident
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Other Precautions
• Masks
• Safety glasses or goggles
• Quarantine Infected patients
• Full Hazard suits
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Diseases
• Some diseases are produced by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
• Others are caused by materials in the environment, such as cigarette smoke.
• Still others, such as hemophilia, are inherited.
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Pathogens that can cause disease include:
• viruses
• bacteria
• protists
• worms
• fungi
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Types of Transmission
– Some infectious diseases are spread from one person to another through coughing, sneezing, or physical contact.
– Other infectious diseases are spread through contaminated water or food.
– Still others are spread by infected animals.
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Handwashing Article
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Handwashing Activity
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Transmission of Disease Activity
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FYI Megan, I did not do this last activity with them, but it is a perfect lead in to the project.
We may also want to include a list of video clips like NCIS SWAK (anthrax), Hot Zone
(ebola), and anything else you or Chris used, And the HHMI
holiday lectures The microbe menace and emerging diseases
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