Describe treatments and preventive measures for common contagious diseases.

Description should include

• explaining the impact of adequate sanitation, ventilation, and aseptic technique on disease prevention
• identifying isolation and quarantine procedures.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the value of a facility maintenance cleaning cart?
• How could a defective ventilation system affect an entire veterinary hospital?
• Why should surgical towels not be laundered with regular facility towels?
• How are disinfectants different from antiseptics?
• Why does cleaning have to be carried out before disinfecting?
• What is an incubation period?
• When animals travel across the world, they often must quarantine or isolate upon entry into another country. Why is this so important?