of Personal Protective Equipment Infectious Diseases‚ A-Z including Clostridium difficile Meningitis‚ MRSA and TB Policies Surveillance Policy Isolation Policy Major Outbreak Policy/Management of Outbreaks Blood Borne Virus Policy (HIV‚ Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C) Safe Use and Disposal of Sharps Aseptic Technique‚ Invasive Devices This policy is available in other formats upon request. Page 1 of 176 Infection Prevention and Control Policy Index Section 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1
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get transmitted. Food or waterborne diseases are acquired through eating or drinking. For example‚ Hepatitis A is a viral disease that interferes with the functioning of the liver. It can be spread through consumption of food or water contaminated by fecal matter (CIA World Factbook‚ 2011). Apart from being infected with Hepatitis A‚ people around the world can potentially get infected with Hepatitis E‚ bacterial diarrhoea‚ and Typhoid fever. Climate change will also have an impact on the financial
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Someone once said‚ The tattooed body is a unique object- a naïve and provocative moving fresco." Take a moment to consider what it means to you‚ to have the opportunity to be living art‚ to be living art permanently. Would you jump at chance or run away. Thesis: Understanding the tattoo’s origin‚ purpose and removal process will help you make an informed and healthy decision about your own possible tattoos. Preview: In order to increase your knowledge of tattoos‚ so you or someone you
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Nicola Cooper Student No; cs329513 What effect does alcohol have on a person’s health and life expectancy? The consumption of alcoholic beverages dates back to approximately 10‚000 years ago when viticulture’ (the selective cultivation of grape vines for making wine) is said to have originated in the mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. (1) It is one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs in the world. Alcohol interacts with gamma amino bultyric acid (GABA) receptors in the
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has been associated with a variety of extra-hepatic disorders‚ in which either immunological or cytopathic mechanisms are likely to play a role. For a few of these conditions‚ such as mixed cryoglobulinemia‚ porphyria cutanea tarda and autoimmune hepatitis‚ the link with HCV infection has been proven. For other manifestations‚ such as rheumatoid arthritis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis‚ this association has been
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BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS Biological hazard are acquired from disease causing microorganism and the poisonous toxins they may produce. Biological hazard are far the most dangerous foodborne hazard in the food service and food retail businesses. These includes harmful microorganism seen only in the microscope 1. BACTERIA 2.VIRUSES 3. PARASITES 4. MOLDS 5. YEAST Other living organism are: • Insects: RODENTS FARM ANIMAL DOMESTIC PETS BIRDS FISH PLANTS TRANSMIT DISEASE TO HUMAN BEING
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from time to time‚ recruit or select suitable persons to go for first-aid training. The employer should consider persons with the following qualities to be trained in first-aid: • physically fit • free from blood borne infectious diseases‚ e.g. Hepatitis B‚ HIV/AIDS • free to leave their work immediately to respond to an emergency First-aiders need to undergo a recognized course once every three (3) years. The employer should keep a record of the dates on which first-aiders obtained their training
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Washington State University English 402 Pullman‚ Washington 99163 April 29‚ 2013 Deputy Director CDC Procurement and Grants Office 2920 Brandywine Road Mail Stop E-14 Atlanta‚ GA 30341 Dear Deputy Director‚ The attached document you will find with this letter is my final report on the barriers to flu vaccinations. I have called it THE BARRIERS FOR PUBLIC NOT RECEIVING VACCINATIONS FOR INFLUENZA AND SIMILAR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. It represents both qualitative and quantitative
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1962. Routine immunization coverage over 90% nation-wide of all EPI vaccines has been achieved in children less than one year of age since 1998. However‚ a recently conducted Impact Assessment of Hepatitis-B vaccination programmer in Mongolia (2004} survey data indicates a high prevalence of Hepatitis B infection among vaccinated children‚
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ENG 111 Silent Killer The liver helps digest food‚ absorb nutrients and expel toxins from the body. Recent studies show that one in ten children in US is thought to have a liver disease that was thought to afflict alcoholic adults. The condition has become very common in non-drinkers that it has been dubbed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Whenever someone gets the disease‚ the organ becomes bloated and discolored due to the fatty cells. This disease is alarming doctors because it progresses
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