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Grade 12, University/College Preparation
A4. Disease Prevention and Treatment
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Technological Education
By the end of this course, students will:
A4.1 demonstrate an understanding of disease transmission (e.g., the chain of infection) and the role of the health care provider in health pro- motion and in controlling the spread of infection (e.g., taking standard infection control precautions, such as following hand hygiene rules, sterilizing instruments and equipment, and keeping client areas clean);
A4.2 identify and describe characteristics of various disease outbreaks (e.g., outbreaks of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus [MRSA], C. difficile, severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS], avian flu);
A4.3 identify methods of dealing with the out- break of a disease using the chain of infection (e.g., isolation protocols);
A4.4 describe common procedures and strategies for the prevention or early detection of disease (e.g., good dental hygiene, health screening proce- dures such as Pap smears, examinations such as self-breast examination (SBE), immunizations such as chicken pox and hepatitis A/B vaccinations);
A4.5 demonstrate an understanding of Rh and ABO blood types and describe how incompati- bility issues in blood transfusion (e.g., fetal Rh incompatibility) can be avoided;
A4.6 identify examples of the misuse of antibiotics and antibacterial substances (e.g., in household products) and describe the consequences (e.g., antibiotic resistance, superbugs).
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