UNIT Part of the INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES CARE HOMES Issued January 2004 Revised April 2006 and December 2007 2 ESSEX HEALTH PROTECTION UNIT INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES FOR CARE HOMES SECTION B – INFECTION‚ ITS CAUSES AND SPREAD 1. The Causes of Infection An understanding of commonly encountered mi cro-organisms is essential for good infection control practice. Micro-organism s that cause disease are referred to as pathogenic organisms. They ma y be classified
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UNIT 4222-265 Causes and Spread of infection (ICO2) 1) Infections are the result of the body’s inability to fight off microorganisms that can cause damage or disease if they are left untreated. They can be viral or bacterial in nature and might be caused by a fungus or parasite. There are many common types and there are some rare ones which all have varying causes and treatments. Common bacterial infections include strep throat‚ urinary tract infections and E. coli; the different types are caused
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culture; an ethnic group is a group of people who share a language‚ customs‚ and a common heritage; culture is how people act and their judgement towards one another. Also‚ not many people know how culture changes or how it’s spread. In this essay‚ I will describe culture‚ how it’s spread‚ and how it changes. First of all‚ culture is the total of knowledge‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group. It involves things like food‚ shelter‚ religion‚ security/protection
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Patricia O’Neill Abstract Introduction German language has spread throughout the 21st century. The Indo European languages are spoken by almost 3 billion native speakers. The Latin language is mainly spoken in churches and courts. This Latin language as spread the 13th‚ 14th and 15th century. Choose one native language spoken in Europe‚ discuss the origins of the vernacular language and describe how the language spread. German is the language I picked for my native language. German
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two decades almost the entire Arab nation accepted it. It is not known how Muhammad was able to gain so many followers‚ but some say that it spread through the beauty of Muhammad’s teaching and example.Others say that Muhammad spread Islam by killing those who did not agree with him. Finally‚ others will say that they don’t know how Islam spread. The basic essentials for the practice of Islam are the five pillars of faith‚ they are the framework of the Muslim life. One‚ the confession
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Unit 4222 - 265 Causes and spread of infection Outcome 1 - Understand the causes of infection 1 - Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites Bacteria - Bacteria are organisms made up of just 1 cell. They are capable of multiplying by themselves‚ as they have the power to divide. Bacteria exist everywhere‚ inside and on our bodies. Most of them are completely harmless and some of them are very useful. But some bacteria can cause diseases‚ either because they
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to China centuries after its founding. It slowly spread after the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. after that the religion continued to spread over the course of many years. The spread of Buddhism in China was during a period of disunity for China. It provided hope for some. However not all were excited for this new practice entering their homeland. Many chinese Scholars and even Tang Emperor Wu had some strong things to say about of the spread of Buddhism was helpful and hurtful to the chinese
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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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wiring in your attic. 25-30% of all house fires are caused because or rodents chewing wires. Mice eat your food leave droppings everywhere. Sometimes their droppings and urine can contaminate an attic. Because of this mice will spread diseases. An example of diseases spread by mice are Salmonella causing food poisoning. We use live trapping to remove the mice from your home. This process can take a lengthy period of time depending on how many mice are in your home or business. The methods we use
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CU254 Aims 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
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