Part 16: Standard Precautions & HIV & Drug Resistance

Standard precautions were proposed in what decade

1990s

Standard Precautions is a combo of

Universal precautions (blood and body fluids) + Body Substance Isolation (moist body substances + airborne pathogens)

Standard Precautions apply to:4

1. blood

2. all body fluids, secretions & excretions

3. non-intact skin

4. mucous membranes

True or False: Standard Precautions involve all body fluids, secretions & excretions regardless of whether they contain visible blood

True

Unlike universal precautions (only the ones that contain visible blood)

Standard Precautions s involve all body fluids, secretions & excretions EXCEPT

sweat

What are the ABCs of to protect yourself from aids/hiv

abstinence

be faithful

condoms

True or False: RTT has a huge role in treating HIV related cancers

False: RTT has a small role

RTT would primarily be used to treat what AIDS related cancer?

AIDS related lymphomas

FYI: such as Kaposi Sarcoma

Antibiotics have been heavily used for over___

½ century

Issue with overuse of antibiotics

evolution of drug resistant microorganisms

Why is it easy for bacteria and viruses to evolve and become drug resistant?

mutations arise quickly in bacteria and viruses. THey have a VERY short reproductive cycle (they can reproduce in minutes)

True or False: New drug resistant strains can arise very quickly

True

Antibiotic resistance has created___

super-germs