Infection Control: Policies and procedures aimed at preventing the spread of infectious diseases within healthcare and community settings. It involves practices that reduce transmission of pathogens to protect patients, staff, and the public.
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment in a healthcare facility, not present or incubating at the time of admission. Examples include surgical site infections and bloodstream infections.
Standard Precautions: A set of infection prevention practices applied to all patients, regardless of their infection status, including hand hygiene, PPE use, and environmental cleaning.
Pathogen: A microorganism capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
Mode of Transmission: The mechanism by which infectious agents spread from one host or reservoir to another, including contact, droplet, airborne, or vector-borne routes.
1. What is infection control primarily defined as?
2. Who is considered the 'Father of Hand Hygiene' due to his work in reducing puerperal fever?
3. Who is known as the 'Father of Hand Hygiene' for demonstrating the importance of handwashing in infection control?
Infection Control — definition?
Policies to prevent disease spread.
Infection Control — definition?
Policies to prevent disease spread.
Semmelweis — contribution?
Promoted handwashing to reduce puerperal fever.
HAIs — meaning?
Infections acquired in healthcare settings.
Infection Types — examples?
Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic.
Standard Precautions — purpose?
Prevent transmission universally, regardless patient status.
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