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Viruses - Coggle Diagram
Viruses
Transmission of microbes in general nursing practice :
Direct contact with patient
Indirect contact with objects used by patients
Droplet spread without any personal contact
Common transport of water, food, drugs and blood
Airborne droplet spread
Vector-borne
Origin
A virus is a small microbe that can only reproduce and grow in a living cell to the disadvantage of the cell
Portal of entry
Mouth-infected food and water is ingested
Airways-infected droplets are breathed in through the nose or mouth
Routes of transmission
Droplet infection
Direct contact
Preventative measures
Handwashing
Wearing of masks
Disease caused
Flu
