Environmental and Quarantine Methods (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Environmental methods
Environmental methods
Managing physical environment to reduce pathogen transmission
Quarantine methods
Quarantine methods
Separating infected from healthy to prevent transmission
Type of virus causing Ebola
Type of virus causing Ebola
Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus
Primary natural reservoir for Ebola
Primary natural reservoir for Ebola
Fruit bats
Ebola incubation period
Ebola incubation period
to days
Death rate in 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak
Death rate in 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak
Approximately 50%
Barrier nursing
Barrier nursing
Patient care under strict infection control conditions
Minimum spacing between Ebola patient beds
Minimum spacing between Ebola patient beds
At least three metres
Solution for Ebola surface decontamination
Solution for Ebola surface decontamination
0.5% chlorine solution
Monitoring period after Ebola exposure
Monitoring period after Ebola exposure
21 days
