Transmission – Based Precautions

Types of Transmission-Based Precautions

Airborne precautions Contact precautions Droplet precautions

Airborne Transmission

Airborne Diseases (Viral)

Chickenpox (Varicella) Flu (Influenza) Measles (Rubeola) German measles (Rubella) Mumps (Mumps) Smallpox (Variola)

Airborne Diseases (Bacterial)

Whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) Meningitis (Neisseria species) Diphtheria (Corynebacterium

diphtheriae) Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae,

Streptococcus species) Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium

tuberculosis)

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Airborne Precautions