Scientist Cautions Healthcare Providers Against Spreading Infectious Diseases

A medical laboratory scientist with the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, near Jos, Dr Solomon Chollom, has advised medical personnel to stop further spread of infectious diseases in the society by washing their hands.
Chollom said told The Tide’s source in Jos that unwashed hands of medical professionals was a threat to public health and major means of transmitting infectious diseases.
He disclosed that unwashed or contaminated hands of medical personnel are also a means of spreading hospital acquired infections which are caused either via viral, bacterial or fungal pathogens.
The expert listed the causes to include urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, surgical site wound infections, gastrointestinal and skin infections.
He underscored the importance of medical professionals to inculcate the act of using their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which entails the use of hand gloves as it protects the hand.
He said that the act is a means of ensuring bio-safety.
The scientist explained that the act of using hand gloves, washing hands and use of sanitisers help in the protection of medical personnel from getting infected with infectious diseases and it also curtails the spread of same.
Chollom lamented that unwashed hands constitutes a threat to public health as most people have failed to inculcate the act of hand washing in their daily lives.