Infection Control Flashcards
nosocomial infection
hospital associated
nosocomial infections in humans are the ____ leading cause of death
4th
what infectious disease are we most likely to get occupationally
covid, flu
in humans, what percentage of infections are preventable
30-70%
accepted vs acceptable
because you have a certain rate of infection doesn’t mean that it is an acceptable rate
targeted interventions require
diagnosis or clinical suspicion; it is a focus on prevention for a specific situation
what are the principles of disease prevention
decrease exposure, decrease susceptibility, increase resistance
of the principles of disease prevention, which is plan C
increase resistance (i.e. vaccination)
what are ways that we can increase animal susceptibility
drugs that impact the immune system, stress, antibiotics
what is the most effective and underutilized infection control measure
hand hygiene
interventions can be
routine or targetted
surveillance can be
active or passive
salmonella screening and environmental salmonella surveillance are examples of
active
monitoring disease/pathogen trends and resistance patterns are examples of
passive
of the last 156 emerging infectious diseases, _____ are zoonotic
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