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AIM To understand the causes and
spread of infection and be able to apply the principles of infection prevention and control
OBJECTIVES To understand the types of micro-
organisms and how they grow To be able to identify the types of
infections micro-organisms cause
CAUSES OF INFECTION
MICRO ORGANISMS
CAN BE PATHOGENIC OR
NON PATHOGENIC
CANNOT BE SEEN BY HUMAN EYE
THERE ARE BILLIONS OF
THEM
Terms colonisation
Localised infection
Infection
Systemic infection
The presence of a harmful micro-organism s in the body
When micro-organismsmultiply in the tissues but cause no signs or symptoms of disease
Infection affecting a specific area of the body
Infection affecting the whole body