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Tag: infection control

10 May 2022

Infections you can spread by not washing your hands

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[Updated 10th May 2022] Growing up I am sure many of us can remember being told to wash our hands, especially after using the bathroom, being outside or before preparing or eating food. In this blog, we will discuss...
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29 April 2022

A spotlight on Malaria

Written by Patrick Over
World Malaria Day
April 25th is World Malaria Day. Year after year, this date is set aside to help spread awareness about the disease and to take further steps towards the ultimate goal – achieving the zero Malaria target. But what is...
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28 February 2022

Defend Against Unseen Threats

Written by Patrick Over
Surface hygiene defends against unseen threats
Over the last two years Coronavirus has taken over the entire world. Everyone’s lives have been affected by the virus in one way or another. The pandemic has raised the importance of infection control for communities everywhere. Measures were...
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12 July 2021

Break the chain of infection

Written by Patrick Over
chain of infection
In order to achieve a high standard of infection control and prevent the transmission of disease, the chain of infection needs to be broken. But what is the chain of infection? In simple terms, there are typically four links...
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06 January 2020

Protecting hands and health

Written by Haylee Parker
hand care in healthcare setting
In a dental practice, hands are subjected to a number of threats. It’s a good idea to know what these threats are, so that you can choose the correct hand protection. The dangers to health The primary protective use...
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04 December 2019

What the Dickens?

Written by Haylee Parker
infection control for old fashioned diseases
In the last century, advances in medicine have caused once deadly diseases, such as smallpox, to be all but eliminated. Indeed, the very mention of something like typhoid or scarlet fever is likely to conjure images of the grim...
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28 March 2019

Protecting patients with compromised immune systems

Written by Haylee Parker
There are many reasons why patients may suffer from a poor immune system. As these patients are more likely than others to contract an illness, it is necessary for professionals to understand which conditions can affect the human immune...
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06 December 2018

Here Comes Winter: How to Thwart the Dreaded Norovirus

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Hand Hygiene
‘Tis the season to be jolly … … but not if you’re struck down by the nasty norovirus. Aside from the frost and gloom making our mornings more miserable, the festive season also drags along the winter vomiting bug,...
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06 November 2018

Controlling Cross Contamination

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Recent news reports have revealed that cross contamination is still a big problem in the meat industry in the UK, mainly due to a lack of effective cleaning.[i] This suggests a problem that is highly relevant to healthcare industries...
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04 December 2017

What is the Winter Flu?

Written by Haylee Parker
What is Winter Flu? As the weather gets colder and wetter and the nights draw in, the number of people with coughs, sniffles and sneezes grows. People are absent from the office, friends cancel engagements and you seem to...
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