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Mucous membrane standard precautions that are effective in reducing or preventing the transmission of pathogens?
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∙ 14y ago
The most common thing to do is cough into your shirt sleeve or hands. Even better would be to wear a face mask to prevent the spread of germs.
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Vaccines are effective in preventing disease because they?
Vaccines are for the purpose of disease prevention. Vaccination is the process of introducing harmless pathogens to the body for a response trigger without an actual infection. Vaccines are either composed of: *dead pathogens *weakened pathogens *protiens from the target pathogens
Where can you get pathogens?
Pathogens are every where. You are breathing them in right now but the mucus in your lungs is preventing you getting ill.
What are the modes of transmission of pathogens?
descibe the modes of transfer of pathogens
What do white blood cells have to do with pathogens?
White blood cells protects us (humans) by preventing pathogens from entering the body.
Is the CDC the author of universal precaution?
The concept of universal precautions was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was introduced in the 1980s as a set of guidelines to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens in healthcare settings.
What differentiates droplet transmission from airborne transmission?
the distance the pathogens travel
What is the airborne transmission process for pathogens?
by relation
What protects the brain by preventing passage of harmful substances and pathogens?
Cerebrospinal fluid
What precautions help minimize your risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens?
A standard precaution applying to bloodborne pathogens is to wear non-latex gloves. It has to be non-latex because some people are allergic to latex so it has to be non-latex gloves.
The tonsils are collecting crypts that help by doing what?
preventing pathogens from entering the nose and mouth
What kind of antibiotics are effective against anaerobic pathogens?
the lincosamindes, clindamycin and lincomycin, which are highly active against anaerobic pathogens
Which neuroglia would be most responsible for helping to prevent pathogens and toxins from entering the brain from the blood?
Astrocytes are most responsible for preventing pathogens and toxins from entering the brain through blood.
