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Name the four stages of transmitting an infectious disease?
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1.Begins w/person who is carrying the infection.
2.The infectious pathogen leaves the infected person's body. 3.The infectous pathogen reaches another person & enters his/her body. 4. The second person develops the infection |
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Name some the ways the disease-causing bacteria, virus,fungus or parasite leaves the infected body in stage 2?
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1. A bleed from a cut or the person may sneeze out little droplets carrying the pathogen.
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In stage 3 what sre some of the way the infectious pathogen reaches another person/enter his or her body?
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The person may come in contact w/infected person's blood or other body fluid in which the pathogen enters the mucous membrane or person will inhale tiny droplets in air or bit by tick/mosquito w/pathogen.
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This standard was done to eliminate/minimize employees exposure to human blood and other infectious materials.
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The Occuational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
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Name the four stages of transmitting an infectious disease?
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1.Begins w/person who is carrying the infection.
2.The infectious pathogen leaves the infected person's body. 3.The infectous pathogen reaches another person & enters his/her body. 4. The second person develops the infection |
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Name some the ways the disease-causing bacteria, virus,fungus or parasite leaves the infected body in stage 2?
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1. A bleed from a cut or the person may sneeze out little droplets carrying the pathogen.
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In stage 3 what are some of the ways the infectious pathogen reaches another person/enter his or her body?
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The person may come in contact w/infected person's blood or other body fluid in which the pathogen enters the mucous membrane or person will inhale tiny droplets in air or bit by tick/mosquito w/pathogen.
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This standard was done to eliminate/minimize employees exposure to human blood and other infectious materials.
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The Occuational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
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Any device or item that may accidentally cut a person handling them? EX: needles, scissors,scalpels and broken glassware.
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Sharps
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This is viral/bacterial infection of the fluid surrounding the spinal cord and brain?
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Meningitis
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These are devices that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogen hazard. Used in hospitals and include eyewash stations, handwashing facilities and biohazard labels.
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Engineering controls.
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Handwashing, decontamination and sterilization are called?
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Work practice controls.
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This means to remove,inactivate or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item so that it is no longer infectious.
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Decontamination.
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To do this means the use of a chemical or physical procedure to destroy all microbial life on the item.
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Sterilize
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Items like gloves, resuscitation masks are examples of?
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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This airborne disease transmitted through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes?
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Tuberculosis (TB)
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If you are exposed to pathogens in your eyes or other mucous membranes, you must?
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Flush the eyes/mucous membranes with running water for 20 minutes and wash area w/antibacterial soap.
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If you exposed to any pathogens at work, you must?
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Report the exposure to your supervisor asap and seek medical attention asap.
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OSHA requires employers of certain professional rescuers to have a?
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Exposure Control Plan
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What does OSHA require employers to have in a exposure control plan?
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1. PPE to be used.
2. Use of Standard Precautions 3. Hep B vaccination 4. Work practice controls 5. Engineering controls. |
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This is required by OSHA and means that all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious?
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Universal Precautions
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