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 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.
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