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Chapter 6 – Respiratory RWIs
Chapter: Chapter 6 (pages 47-58)
Suggested Time:
PowerPoint Slides:
Materials:
30 minutes
RWI Chapter 6 PowerPoint Slides
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Objectives: At the end of this chapter the student will be able to:
Explain the difference between infectious and non-infectious respiratory RWIs
List the most common diseases commonly considered infectious respiratory RWIs
Explain what is meant by chemically induced respiratory diseases
Leading Questions:
How are most respiratory RWIs contracted?
What is legionellosis?
Key Points: Explain the difference between the two types of legionellosis. Be sure to include the
following (pp 47-52).
How the disease is transmitted
People most at risk for each of the types of legionellosis
Which venues are most susceptible to each type of legionellosis
Warning signs for spas and legionellosis outbreaks
Key Points: What is hypersensitivity pneumonitis? (pp. 53-54). Be sure to include the following:
Characteristics
How introduced into system
Chronology of events relative to an outbreak
Indicate how it can be prevented or controlled
Key Points: What is Mycobacterium Avium Complex? (pp. 54-55). Be sure to include the
following:
Characteristics
How introduced into system
Chronology of events relative to an outbreak
Explain how it can be prevented or controlled
Key Points: Explain how bacterial endotoxins relate to pathogenic bacteria associated with RWIs
(p. 55). Include the following:
Explain their relationship to E.coli, Shigella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
How they are transmitted
How would the pool operator control the endotoxins
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