Summary BTEC APPLIED SCIENCE UNIT 12 ASSIGNMENT B: (DISTINCTION)
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Unit 12 - Diseases and Infections
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PEARSON (PEARSON)
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, How to prevent the spread of infectious diseases?
There are many methods used by major organizations to inhibit the spread of infectious
diseases. Some of these methods include:
Personal protective equipment (PPE):
PPE is one of the most favorable factors when it comes to protecting yourself from infectious
diseases that acts on preventing the spread of diseases entirely. PPE works on a simple principle
to act as a barrier between your body and infectious material. This means it physically covers
sensitive body components such as your skin, mouth, nose, and eyes. When utilized correctly
PPE is one of the best ways to protect yourself and stop the spread of diseases. Common
examples of PPE include facial covering through masks and hands protected through gloves.
(Center for Devices and Radiological Health).
Behaviors
Another significant method that can prevent disease spread is a person to person's habits and
behaviors. This includes many factors such as sexual intercourse and personal hygiene. Most
diseases can be transmitted through bodily fluids this means that safe sex is a significant factor
in stopping any sort of diseases that can be transmitted sexually. Therefore, using sexual
protection such as condoms significantly decreases the risk of contracting possible sexually
transmitted infection. Another way diseases can be prevented from spreading is if day to day
behaviors is manipulated. This means encouraging people to wash their hands for a longer
period and even more efficiently to decrease contraction of any infectious diseases that have
physically transmitted. (How to avoid stis 2023), (NHS choices 2023)
Environmental
Another way infectious diseases ca be prevented from spreading is to stop the influence of
environment/nature to promote the spread. This means two main things: avoiding open sources
of water and cleaning surfaces with chemical spray. This means that we should not be drinking
from open sources of water. This is because diseases such as cholera spread through the water
and therefore if the pathogens are present then you can contract the diseases. (Five basic
cholera prevention steps 2023). Open small pools of water need to be removed as it is a hotspot
for female mosquitos to hatch eggs increases risk of female mosquitos to cause diseases such as
malaria. (Shayo et al., 2021). Another way we can manipulate the environment around us to
stop the spread of diseases is by cleaning all open sources around us as if infectious pathogens
are present there is a high chance it will infect and spread. Therefore, this can be prevented by
cleaning exposed surfaces around your workplace and home is by using strong chemical sprays
that kill pathogens present. (Environmental pollutants, including pesticides, can increase
susceptibility to infectious diseases 2020)
Isolation/quarantine
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