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| What are the four main modes of transmission? |
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| Contact, Vehicle, Airborne, and Vector Borne |
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| Contact through touching between an infected source and a shost (e.g. touching a wound) |
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| infecting source contaminates an inanimate object and the infecting agent is passed to the host via the object (e.g. the gastrointestinal diseases such as salmonella are transmitted this way). |
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| Infection spreads via coughing, sneezing, or talking, and can be spread directly or indirectly to a host (e.g. cold viruses and influenza are spread this way). Droplets can travel only about 3 feet, and therefore are not classified as airborne. |
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| Some of the most common vehicle transmissions are food, water, blood, and drugs. |
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| Residue from droplets can remain suspended in the air for long periods of time and travel more than 3 feet (e.g. chicken pox and tuberculosis). |
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| This is when an infected organism transmits a disease to a human (e.g. malaria transmitted via a mosquito). |
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True or false:
A pathogenic organism can cause disease anywhere |
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| What kind of bacteria is so light in weight that they can stay suspended in air and be carried by air currents? |
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| Staphylococcus and Streptococcus |
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| _____ have excellent in vitro germicidal activity against: gram-positive vegetative bacteria, gram-negative vegetative bacteria, multi drug-resistant pathogens, and mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
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| _________ organisms are normally found in the body and require two criteria to cause a disease. |
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| What are the two requirements to cause a disease? |
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A. Normal flora population of this organism must exceed its usual level. Typically, populations are stable but may be disrupted by antibiotic use or a weakened immune system.
B. Organism must be displaced or relocated in the body in a location outside its normal boundaries. |
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| What are the environmental conditions for bacteria to survive? |
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- The pH factor of a solution, if in liquid
- The temperature
- The presence of nutrients such as dextrose.
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| The majority of pathogenic bacteria have optimal survival between_______ and a pH of ____. |
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True or False:
Never reuse single use ampules. |
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| Used to prevent transmission of highly contagious, virulent infections spread by both air and contact. Examples are smallpox and diphtheria. Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat. |
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| What should personnel do/wear for precautions against strict isolation? |
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- Wear masks, gowns, and gloves.
- Wash hands after removal of gloves.
- Discard objects that might be contaminated.
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| To prevent contact between potentially pathogenic microorganisms and uninfected persons who have impaired resistance (e.g. burn patients and immunosuppressed patients). |
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| Precautions against protective isolation |
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- Wear masks, gowns, and gloves.
- Wash hands after removal of gloves.
- Personnel with possible respiratory infection should be restricted from this area.
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| Blood/Body Fluid Precautions: |
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| Prevent infections that might be transmitted by direct or indirect contact with blood or body fluids that are infected. (AIDS, hepatitis B) |
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| True or False: Personnel who might come into contact with blood/body fluids must wear gloves and gowns. |
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| To prevent infections transmitted by airborne/droplet contact with active tuberculosis |
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| True or false: Masks and gowns are suggested but not required if not coming into prolonged or direct contact with patient coughing. |
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| To prevent transmission of highly transmissible of epidemiologically related infections that do not warrant strict isolation. (influenza virus in infants/children.) |
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| The USP/NF 797 requires daily monitoring and documentation of refrigeratorsto ensure that the temperature remains between _____ celsius. |
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| Checking of expiration dates for drugs in the pharmacy should be performed _______. |
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| Schedule ______ meds dispensed as floor stock must be reviewed by a pharmacist for proper usage at least ______. |
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| II-V; monthly (not to exceed 30 days.) |
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