University Presentation Showcase: Undergraduate Poster Gallery
Preview
Creation Date
January 2024
Major
Medical Laboratory Science
Department
Medical Laboratory Science
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
David Slayers
Mentor Department
Other
Abstract
In 2020 infectious diseases became a global event with health officials dictating methods to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Infectious diseases are prevented using measures like vaccines, personal protective equipment, and sanitation. To prevent the spread of infectious diseases it is imperative that best practices are used. To determine which preventative measures are most effective I compared the effectiveness at preventing the spread of infectious diseases by looking at peer reviewed studies. In the peer reviewed studies the preventive measures all have shown effectiveness at preventing infectious diseases. The most effective measure at preventing infectious disease is personal protective equipment with the exposures occurring when a mask is used having a cumulative possibility of 5.4%. This is a higher rate of prevention as compared to the other preventive measures like vaccines and personal protective equipment. These results can be used to provide an effective protocol by detailing what preventive measures should be implemented first when an infectious disease is occurring in a population.
