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airborne, droplet & contact

Terms in this set (6)

Airborne precautions

are used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplets

Examples of airborne diseases

measles
chicken pox
shingles
tuberculosis

Droplet precautions

used on patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing

Examples of droplet illnesses

meningitis
pneumonia
sinusitis
otitis media
viral influenza

contact precautions

must be followed for patients suspected to be capable of spreading an illness rapidly from person to person

Examples of contact illnesses

gastrointestinal
respiratory
skin or wound infections

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