Help keep our homes healthy
It is that time of year when each of us has to ensure there is a heightened awareness in our Homes in regard to Infection Control.

Our residents, staff, families and visitors are at risk of acquiring certain viruses and bacteria causing agents that can lead to outbreaks and impact our Homes.

The following fact sheets have been provided here as a quick reference on how to minimize the impact of any infection.

Please stay informed and help us keep our homes healthy.

AIDS/HIV
Bacterial Vaginosis
Campylobacteriosis
Chlamydia
Clostridium Difficile
Common Cold
Extended Spectru, Beta Lactmase (ESBL) Producing Bacteria
Genital Herpes
Giardiasis
Gonorrhea
Group A Straptococcal Disease
Haempohilus Influenza Type B
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Impetico
Influenza and Influenza Vaccine
Legionellosis
Lice, Facts of
Meningococcal Disease and Vaccines
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Norwalk Virus
Pinkeye
Potential Occupational Risk Activities
Pubic Lice
Respiratory Infection, Institutional Outbreaks
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Ringworm
Salmonellosis
Scabies
Shigellosis
Shingles
Streptococcus Pneumonia Invasive
Syphilis
Tetanus
Trichomoniasis
Tuberculosis (TB)
Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Viral Meningitis
West Nile Virus (WNV)
Yeast Infection

 

Infection Control Information
The entire list can be downloaded here as a 65 page .pdf document










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








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