Infection Control

A good resource for a general overview about infection control.  It includes a glossary, summary of threats, and recommended precautions that can be used by people from infection control practitioners to the average citizen.

As sample of the information this article can provide is as follows:

Definitions:

Infection Control (IC) refers to the policies and procedures used - especially in hospitals and human or animal health care facilities - to minimize the risk of spreading infections.

Zoonoses are diseases that are spread from animals to humans.

Vectors are known as animals that carry disease agents from one host to another.

What is the Purpose of IC?

The purpose of IC is to reduce the occurrence of infectious diseases. Bacteria or viruses generally cause these diseases and they can be spread via human to human contact, animal to human contact, human contact with an infected surface, Airborne transmission through tiny droplets of infectious agents suspended in the air, or by such common vehicles as food or water.

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