PREAMBLE Pathogens

• Infection is caused by pathogens ('bugs') such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi getting into or onto the body.
• It can take some time before the microbes multiply enough to trigger symptoms of illness, which means an infected person may unwittingly be spreading the disease during this incubation period.

Infection Control

• Infection control in the workplace aims to prevent pathogens from coming into contact with a person in the first place.
• Employers are to provide a safe workplace for their employees, including the provision of adequate infection control procedures and the right equipment and training.

Transmission of infection Infectious agents can […]