Hantavirus
Description
Capstone project will be a research project into the hantavirus. The Captone project will need to include the following:
What the pathogen (detailed) is and how pathogen is transmitted
History of the pathogen (detailed)
Importance cases of interest
Signs, symptoms, incubation period
Incidence and prevalence
At what point to consider an outbreak
How to select a chemical
Steps to terminally clean a room
PPE
Important points to convey to EVS staff for education about pathogen
How patients are treated when in hospital who are diagnosed with pathogen
Apply knowledge to a process improvement
Credible research journal articles can be located through CDC, WHO and PubMed
