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  2. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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    The time is counted once the temperature that is needed has been reached. Steam sterilization requires four conditions in order to be efficient: adequate contact, sufficiently high temperature, correct time and sufficient moisture. [16] Sterilization using steam can also be done at a temperature of 132 C (270 F), at a double pressure. [citation ...

  3. Pathogen transmission - Wikipedia

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    An infectious disease agent can be transmitted in two ways: as horizontal disease agent transmission from one individual to another in the same generation (peers in the same age group) [3] by either direct contact (licking, touching, biting), or indirect contact through air – cough or sneeze (vectors or fomites that allow the transmission of the agent causing the disease without physical ...

  4. Fomite - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Contamination can occur when one of these objects comes into contact with bodily secretions, like nasal fluid, vomit or feces from landed toilet flushing aerosols (Toilet Plume). Many common objects can sustain a pathogen until a person comes in contact with the pathogen, increasing the chance of infection.

  5. Walking pneumonia is booming − and targeting the young and ...

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said infections from the bacteria that can cause walking pneumonia are common: An estimated 2 million infections occur each year in the United States.

  6. Microbial corrosion - Wikipedia

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    Layers of anaerobic bacteria can exist in the inner parts of the corrosion deposits, while the outer parts are inhabited by aerobic bacteria. Some bacteria are able to utilize hydrogen formed during cathodic corrosion processes. Bacterial colonies and deposits can form concentration cells, causing and enhancing galvanic corrosion. [3]

  7. Foodborne illness - Wikipedia

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    Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

  8. Contamination control - Wikipedia

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    Contamination poses a significant risk to technical processes, experiments, or production activities, as well as to the individuals involved. Unguarded proliferation of contamination can quickly lead to product damage, yield reduction, product recalls and other outcomes highly detrimental to business. Products in several industries are recalled ...

  9. 10 of the most common food-safety myths, debunked - AOL

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    8) Once food has been cooked, all the bacteria have been killed The possibility of bacterial growth actually increases after cooking, because the drop in temperature allows bacteria to thrive. 9 ...