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Epidemiology

Two Historical And Two Modern Examples of Disease Outbreaks

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Two Historical Disease Outbreaks Black Plague- This was one of the world?s most deadly pandemics in history. It killed anywhere from 75 to 200 million people during the years of 1348-1350. It was nicknamed the Black Death and started in China but took full effect in Europe. Smallpox- This was an ?Old World? disease that almost all Europeans were immune to, but when they began to explore and conquer South America they brought it to the Natives and it is estimated that over 95% of the natives died because of this disease Two Modern Examples Swine Flu- H1N1 is a highly contagious and deadly disease that spreads easily which makes it susceptible to worldwide outbreaks. In 2009 a worldwide pandemic occurred and there was much hysteria over the disease

Intro To Nursing Skills - Workbook 1 - Infection Control

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MEDICAL ASEPSIS/ROUTINE PRECAUTIONS Astle, C. & Hobbs, D. Infection control. (2014). In J.C. Ross Kerr & M.J. Wood (Eds.), Canadian fundamentals of nursing. Chap 32 pp. 618-626. pp. 635 Hand washing Toronto, ON: Elsevier. Evolve Nursing Skills Online ? Infection Control Module- Lesson 1 & 2 In your own words answer the following questions. Explain the chain of infection and how it is related to the transmission of infection. The chain of infection is: Infectious agent, Reservoir, Portal of exit from reservoir, Mode of transportation, Portal of entry, susceptible host. Infection develops in chain stays intact and connected. Following infection prevention and control practices will break the chain and likely prevent infections from developing.
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