topic of Infection Control. What are standard precautions? Standard Precautions were introduced under the name ‘universal precautions’ in the U.S.A in the 1980’s as a guide to protect health workers from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis viruses. It is the concept that all bodily fluids are assumed to be infectious and the necessary‚ protective precautions are taken (McCulloch et al 2000). There are several reasons why this was an important step towards what is now considered effective
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Virus and Bacteria Virus - A virus is a capsule of protein that contains genetic material. A virus cannot reproduce on its own; it must infect a living cell to grow. Bacteria - Bacteria are one-celled organisms that live on their own. They can multiply and reproduce by subdivision Bacteria and viruses cause many of the diseases we are familiar with and may sound synonymous; they are greatly different from each other. [pic] o They differ greatly in size. The biggest viruses are only as large
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“donations” may compromise the validity of the CDC’s recommendations. The CDC Foundation formed the Viral Hepatitis Action Coalition in 2010. Manufacturers of hepatitis C tests and treatments have donated more than $26 million to this organization. The CDC then recommended expanded screening for Hepatitis C just two years later. Their recommendation now reached to the screening for Hepatitis C for everyone born between 1945 and 1965‚ saying newer antiviral drugs can effectively halt disease progression
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A person is lying sick in bed‚ but what is one sick from? The lack of a vaccination‚ or from the vaccinations itself? A vaccination is a microorganisms or toxins that have been weakened in order to help prevent disease. When given a vaccination‚ they inject some of germs of the disease into the person. A person’s immune system tries to fight off the disease by creating antibodies. The antibodies then work off to destroy the disease just like if the body was attacked by the actual disease. They
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Every day the body is under attack by microscopic viruses and bacteria. Vaccines work with the immune system‚ which is the first line of defense against these pathogens‚ to strengthen its protective response. It can distinguish self from non-self and thus detect and destroy foreign material (VanMeter & Hubert‚ 2014). Natural active immunity comes from acquiring an illness or disease which means that it takes getting sick to develop resistance (VanMeter & Hubert). A vaccine is an artificial active
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Exclusion Criteria for Childcare and Childminding settings recommended time to be kept away from daycare and childminding Main points • Any child who is unwell should not attend‚ regardless of whether they have a confirmed infection. • Children with diarrhoea and/or vomiting should be excluded until they have had no symptoms for 48 hours after an episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting. • Coughs and runny noses alone need not be a reason for exclusion but if the child is unwell they should not
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Biology HL -Functions of the Liver Essay The liver receives its blood from two main sources; the hepatic artery and the hepatic portal vein. The hepatic artery transports oxygenated blood from the left side of the heart through the aorta to the liver. The deoxygenated blood from the liver is drained back out through the hepatic vein which returns it to the vena cava. The hepatic portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the small intestine to the liver. Its blood however
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some can be slowed down. But all of them can be prevented. The most common sexually transmitted diseases are: Chlamidia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ Herpes(Simplex II)‚ NGU(Nongonicoccal Urethritis)‚ Vaginitis‚ Genital Warts‚ Pubic Lice/Scabies‚ AIDS‚ and Hepatitis. <br> <br>Chlamidia is a disease‚ which is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. If you had this disease‚ you would experience bleeding between menstrual periods‚ abdominal pain‚ and painful urination. There is another term for painful
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themselves do not have any symptoms. There are two different kind of sexually transmitted disease in which they are viral‚ or bacterial. Some common viral infections include Hepatitis‚ Aids‚ and HPV. Unlike viruses‚ chlamydia and gonorrhea are very common bacterial infections that are spread through sexual activity. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver. This viral infection is most commonly spread by having intimate sexual activity. This is a very serious disease that is “responsible for
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1. What are immunoglobins Immunoglobulin’s or antibodies are substances produced by the body’s immune system in response to bacteria‚ viruses‚ or other foreign substances‚ such as fungus‚ allergens or cancer cells. Antibodies attach to the foreign substances‚ causing them to be destroyed by other immune system cells. Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) is a subclass of Immunoglobulin A (IgA)‚ an antibody that plays a critical role in mucosal immunity. SIgA is the main immunoglobulin found in mucous
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