Human resource management disease ch 3

 Contagious or communicable: Diseases transmitted by human contact..  Non-communicable: Cannot be transmitted directly from person to person.. Occupational Exposure and Prevention

Chapter 3 Infectious Diseases

 Contagious or communicable: Diseases

transmitted by human contact.

 Non-communicable: Cannot be transmitted

directly from person to person

 Endemic: Occurs at low levels in a

population.

 Epidemic: Occurs in unusually large

numbers over a specific area.

Infectious Agents and Pathenogenic

Microorganisms

 Viruses

 Bacteria

 Protozoa

 Fungi

 Helminths (parasitic worms)

 Nosocomial infections: Hospital acquired

Occupational Exposure and Prevention

 Wet hands

 Coughs

 Needles

 Surface of money, paper, etc.

 Wash hands in warm soapy water

 Dry hands thoroughly, turn off water with paper

towel

Common Childhood Preventable

Infectious Diseases

nose, fatigue, then rash.

appetite, swelling and pain in the parotid glands (neck).

in teens and adults – headache, loss of appetite,

 Chickenpox

sneezing, cough, then itchy rash.

cough, low-grade fever, coughing spells ending

with whooping sound.

throat, stiff neck, lock jaw, muscle spasms and

Common Childhood Preventable

Infectious Diseases