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Procedures that can be employed to prevent the spread of disease - Coggle…
Procedures that can be employed to prevent the spread of disease
hygiene practices
Personal hygiene
keeping the body and any openings clean.
reduces the risk of pathogens entering the boy
practices
Regularly wash hair and clean teeth
Cough or sneeze into a handkerchief or tissue.
Wash hands.
Community hygiene
prevents build up of pathogens in the community. Good infrastructure develops community hygiene
practices
Adequate sewage and garbage disposal
Sterilization and disinfection of equipment in hospitals.
city planning to reduce overcrowding
quarantine
definition
period of isolation to reduce exposure to a pathogen
description
Plant quarantine
Quarantine of all plant products, observing for pests or diseases. Many items are refused entry into Australia
Human quarantine
Ships carrying prohibited diseases need to notify AQIS
Animal Quarantine
Animals placed into quarantine stations, regularly monitored for signs of disease
example
Northern Australia Quarantine strategy
uses animals that are regularly checked for invading pathogens.
If symptoms of infection develop it is a warning sign that the pathogen is a threat to Australia
public health campaigns
vaccination
definition
Introduction of an antibody to an immune system so that the body remembers and can fight the disease in the future.
example
description
genetic engineering