This patient was transferred to us from another Northern California hospital. Since the patient arrived with a suspected viral infection, our care teams have been taking the proper infection ...

TBPs comprise specific precautions depending on the mode of spread, namely by contact, droplet or airborne (HPS, 2014). Some diseases might have multiple routes of transmission, in which case all ...

There is a new case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Northern California, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said Wednesday.

CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee divides ATDs into those two categories, diseases requiring Airborne Precautions and diseases requiring Droplet Precautions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness says that while there are presently no cases of Mpox reported in Jamaica, individuals should still take the necessary precautions to ...

WHO considers new precautions for medical staff as coronavirus shows signs of 'going airborne' Scientists are specifically looking at how humidity, temperature and UV light affects the virus ...

Droplet precautions are designed to prevent the spread of infections in the hospital which are transmitted by respiratory droplets generated by coughing, sneezing or talking.

Health-care workers in Ontario will now use what’s known as “droplet precautions” to protect against COVID-19, the name of the disease caused by the coronavirus.

HMPV does not spread through talking or breathing but requires precautions due to its droplet-based transmission. Currently, there are no vaccines available for HMPV, and cases have been ...