Microorganism is transmitted directly from an infected person to
another person or by means of a contaminated object/person
contact (direct/indirect)
Respiratory droplets carrying pathogen travel from the infectious
individual to mucosal surfaces of the recipient (coughs, sneezes,
AGP)
droplet
Transmitted by particles that are small enough to be inhaled and
remain infective over time or distance
airborne
contact PPE/examples
Gown
Gloves
MRSA/VRE
droplet PPE/examples
surgical mask
eye protection
Mumps
Rubella
Pertussis
airborne PPE/examples
N-95 mask
Active TB
Measles
Rubella
contact/droplet PPE/examples
- Gown
- Gloves
- Surgical mask / N95
- Eye Protection
Examples:
◦ Influenza
◦ Rhinovirus
◦ Covid-19
airborne/contact PPE/examples
- Gown
- N95
- Gloves
Examples:
◦ Chickenpox
◦ Shingles
donning PPE order
- hand hygiene
- gown
- mask/N-95
- eye protection/face shield
- gloves
doffing PPE order
- gloves
- hand hygiene
- gown
- hand hygiene
- eye/face protection
- mask
- hand hygiene
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