sanitation

Examples of sanitation in the following topics:

• Control of Nosocomial Infections

  • Hospitals have sanitation protocols regarding uniforms, equipment sterilization, washing, and other preventive measures.
  • Hospitals have sanitation protocols regarding uniforms, equipment sterilization, washing, and other preventive measures.
  • Despite sanitation protocol, patients cannot be entirely isolated from infectious agents.
  • Sterilization goes further than just sanitizing.
  • Modern sanitizing methods such as NAV-CO2 have been effective against gastroenteritis, MRSA, and influenza agents.

• Cholera

  • The diarrhea carries new generations of V. cholerae bacteria out into the drinking water of the next host if proper sanitation measures are not in place.
  • Although cholera may be life-threatening, prevention of the disease is normally straightforward if proper sanitation practices are followed.
  • In developed countries, due to nearly universal advanced water treatment and sanitation practices, cholera is no longer a major health threat.
  • Effective sanitation practices, if instituted and adhered to in time, are usually sufficient to stop an epidemic.
  • All materials that come in contact with cholera patients should be sanitized by washing in hot water, using chlorine bleach if possible.

• Compromised Host

  • Hospitals have sanitation protocols regarding uniforms, equipment sterilization, washing, and other preventive measures.
  • Despite sanitation protocol, patients cannot be entirely isolated from infectious agents.

• Schistosomiasis

  • Schistosomiasis is common in countries that lack the facilities to maintain proper water supplies and sanitation facilities.

• Typhoid Fever

  • The impact of this disease fell sharply with the improved sanitation techniques of the 20th century.
  • The bacteria which cause typhoid fever may be spread through poor hygiene habits and public sanitation conditions and, sometimes, also by flying insects feeding on infected feces.

• Considerations in Microbial Control

  • Sterilization as a definition means that all life was terminated, whereas sanitization and disinfection terminates selectively and partially.
  • Both sanitization and disinfection reduce the number of targeted pathogenic organisms to what are considered "acceptable" levels - levels that a reasonably healthy, intact body can deal with.

• Technology and New Infectious Agents

  • The rapid growth of cities in many developing countries tends to concentrate large numbers of people into crowded areas with poor sanitation.

• Purification of Drinking Water

  • Because chlorine is a toxic gas, it can also be dangerous to sanitation workers.

• Protozoa

  • Infection and disease by protozoan parasites are often times associated with developing countries with poor hygiene and sanitation conditions that may promote transmission of these protozoa.

• Characteristics of Helminths

  • These soil-transmitted helminths are associated with climates that are warm and moist and where sanitation and hygiene are poor.