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The recent outbreak of Ebola has put into perspective the importance of having safety procedures in place when dealing with infectious or possibly infectious patients, objects, spills, or waste. The CDC has outlined detailed guidelines regarding personal protective equipment and safe

Ebola virus causes hemorrhagic fever in humans, which is a severe and often fatal disease. Symptoms, including headache, high fever, unexplained bleeding, and vomiting, may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the virus; a person is only contagious when showing symptoms

There is no current vaccine for Hepatitis C. In 2013, however, researchers developed a drug called Sofosbuvir. Sofobuvir, along with other medical treatments, was shown to effectively cure a person of Hepatitis C. To help reduce the transmission of Hepatitis C and other bloodborne pat

Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver, caused by alcohol and drug use, bacteria, or toxins. Hepatitis C is a contagious virus that also causes liver infection. The Hepatitis C virus can cause liver disease that ranges from an acute infection to a lifelong chronic condition. Of th

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing problem among hospitals and healthcare facilities. Antibiotic-resistance occurs when infections are treated with antibiotics, and a small portion of the bacteria have genetic mutations that randomly cause them to be resistant to, or unable t

In hospitals and healthcare facilities, infection control is arguably the most important part of the cleaning process. Hospitals are filled with patients with weakened immune systems and exposed surgical sites, and preventing the spread of potentially harmful pathogens, bacteria, and

Getting the Hepatitis B vaccine is the best way to protect yourself from the virus. After vaccination, or becoming infected with the virus, your body develops antibodies that protect you in the future. The Hepatitis B vaccine is given as 3-4 shots over a period of 6 months. To help re

Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver, caused by alcohol and drug use, bacteria, or toxins. Hepatitis B is a contagious virus that also causes liver infection. The Hepatitis B disease can be either an acute or a chronic liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild to a lifel

href=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/educationbanner.png”> Enteroviruses are common viruses that usually cause mild symptoms, such as the common cold. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is an enterovirus that has been reported in multiple Midwest states in the past month, with the majo

A bloodborne pathogen refers to a germ that is spread through contact with contaminated blood and other body fluids and that causes disease in humans. The most common bloodborne pathogens are HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV). Bloodborne pathogen infections are of the great