Unit 9 - Infection Prevention and Control 1

Infection control




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 What is an illness……………. Pg.2

 What state do microbes demand to flourish……. Pg 2

 Syndromes of pest-borne disorders…. Pg. 2

 Bacteria ……. Pg. 3
 Virus ………….Pg. 5
 Fungi ………… Pg. 7
 Parasite……… Pg.8


 What is a bond of illness? (Chain of Infection)…… Pg.9

 The case study of resident Adam Hussain….. Pg. 10

,  Factors which make you more susceptible to infection .. Pg.11

References……… Pg.12




An infection is a small particle of organism that is found everywhere on the Earth that causes
diseases; for instance the human body has a lot of it. There are four particular types of infections:
bacteria, infection, parasite and virus.