Lesson 1 (Part 2)

Question 1

How is ebola spread?

Answer 1

Its airborne

Question 2

What are 6 ways a disease could be passed on?

Answer 2

1. Saliva
2. Blood
3. Poop
4. Airborne
5. Contact
6. Droplet

Question 3

Avian flu

Answer 3

Is a bird flu that got mutated and started affecting humans

Question 4

Why is infection control important for healthcare workers?

Answer 4

We are what link all these people together

- we interact with infectious people and then interact with the outside world

Question 5

Do infectious diseases have a preference?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What is an infectious disease that is commonly seen in the hospital setting?

Answer 6

Clostridium Difficile

- C. Diff

Question 7

What is Clostridium Difficile?

Answer 7

An infection in your intestines that cause green poop and it smells and is hard to treat

Question 8

How does C. Diff spread?

Answer 8

Contact

Question 9

MRSA

Answer 9

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

- staph infection

Question 10

What is unique about MRSA?

Answer 10

It is a disease that is resistant to antibiotics

- eg) penicillin

Question 11

VRE

Answer 11

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus

Question 12

What do healthcare workers need to do about these common diseases?

Answer 12

Be more mindful