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2. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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   Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...

3. It's Cold & Flu Season: Here's How to Tell if Your Senior ...

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   Depending on the severity of the pneumonia, the overall health of the patient, and how well they respond to medical treatment, elderly adults might spend anywhere from three to five weeks in a ...

4. Pneumococcal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is 900,000 annually, with almost 400,000 cases hospitalized and fatalities accounting for 5-7% of these cases. [2]

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

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   Walking pneumonia, a less severe form of pneumonia, is primarily caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae. The bacteria can damage the lining of the respiratory tract, including the throat, windpipe and lungs.

6. Here’s The Biggest Symptom Of Walking Pneumonia To ... - AOL

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   Cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae—walking pneumonia—are rising, the CDC warns. Here are symptoms to look out for, plus how to protect yourself, doctors say.

7. Universal precautions - Wikipedia

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   Universal precautions are an infection control practice. Under universal precautions all patients were considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens. The guideline recommended wearing gloves when collecting or handling blood and body fluids contaminated with blood, wearing face shields when there was danger of blood splashing on mucous membranes ,and disposing of all needles and ...

8. Hospital-acquired infection - Wikipedia

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   Washing hands as promptly and thoroughly as possible between patient contacts and after contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, and equipment or articles contaminated by them is an important component of infection control and isolation precautions. The spread of nosocomial infections, among immunocompromised patients is ...

9. The Unexpected Sign of Pneumonia Most People Miss ... - AOL

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   Even with prompt identification, in certain patients or with certain bacteria, pneumonia can become quite serious, requiring hospitalization," explains Dr. Kathryn Melamed, MD, a pulmonary and ...