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Measles: the disease and its prevention

26 February 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

The MMR vaccine is currently the subject of controversy. Helen Bedford describes the measles disease and its complications, and advises nurses on what to tell...

Management and prevention of norovirus outbreaks in hospitals

09 December 2008

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

Summary Noroviruses are highly contagious and have become the most common cause of infectious gastrointestinal disease in industrialised countries. This article...

Prevention and control of viral hepatitis

30 April 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

Viral hepatitis is a common disease caused by various hepatotropic viruses. An awareness of the characteristics and transmission patterns of these viruses will help...

Management and prevention of norovirus outbreaks in hospitals

03 December 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

Noroviruses are highly contagious and have become the most common cause of infectious gastrointestinal disease in industrialised countries. This article explores the...

Sharps injury: prevention and management

01 November 2001

Learning Disability Practice

Continuing professional development

Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The authors discuss the prevention and management of such injuries.

Sharps injury: prevention and management

01 November 2001

Mental Health Practice

CPD

Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The authors discuss the prevention and management of such injuries.

Response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone

25 February 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The Ebola outbreak in 2014 marked the first time that an epidemic of this viral haemorrhagic fever had occurred in West Africa. From its origin in Guinea, the...

Hepatitis C: transmission, treatment and occupational risk

20 June 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

There is a risk to nurses of contracting hepatitis C through occupational exposure, although in the UK infection is mainly limited to intravenous drug users. In this...

Sharps injury: prevention and management

25 April 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The authors discuss the prevention and management of such injuries.

Ebola haemorrhagic fever

25 April 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article focuses on the management of a patient who was admitted to The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever...