Posted on: June 30, 2022
Implementing infection prevention and exposure control measures helps create a safe environment for clients/patients, residents, health-care providers, volunteers, visitors and the general public. The hierarchy of infection prevention and exposure control measures for communicable disease describes the measures that can be taken to reduce and eliminate the transmission of infectious diseases. Control measures listed at the top are more protective than those at the bottom. By implementing a combination of measures at each level, the risk of transmission is substantially reduced.
