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At a community hospital in Dallas, Texas, Molly Knight, RN, CCRN, works as an infection control nurse. She tracks healthcare-associated infections and trains clinical staff on isolation precautions. Across 11 years in nursing, Knight spent several years in an intensive care unit before moving into infection prevention. She also writes for Biology Insights.

What Is the Most Common Route of Contamination?Immunity
What Was the Sweating Sickness? A Mysterious Plague Immunity
What Is the Contagious Period of a Disease?Immunity
What Is the Correct Order of the Chain of Infection?Immunity
What Are Predisposing Factors and Why Do They Matter?Healthcare
Why Do Some People Never Get the Flu?Immunity
How to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Healthcare
How Many Viruses Are We Exposed to Daily?Biology
How to Get Rid of Serratia Marcescens (Pink Slime)Biology
Does Hot Air Kill Germs? The Science and Key Temperatures Physics
How to Sterilize Gloves: Practical Methods for Home Use Safety
Does UV Light Kill Giardia? How the Process Works Physics
Why Cholera Is Still a Problem When Its Cause Is Known Immunity
What Are Contact Precautions and When Are They Used?Healthcare
What Is a Susceptible Host? Factors and Prevention Immunity
How Are Healthcare-Associated Infections Most Often Spread?Healthcare
Is Sunlight Good for COVID? The Science of UV Rays & Vitamin D Immunity
What Precautions Do Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Require?Immunity
Should Immunocompromised Still Wear Masks?Immunity
What Is Positive Predictive Value (PPV) in Medicine?Healthcare
How Long Can Germs Live on Surfaces and in the Air?Immunity
Why Is Meningitis Common in College?Immunity
What Is Disinfection and What Are the Levels?Healthcare
What Are Transmission-Based Precautions?Healthcare
What Is the Difference Between Antiseptics and Disinfectants?Safety
Can UV Light Kill Bacteria in Water?Environment
What Is an Infectious Dose and Why Does It Matter?Immunity
Does Chlorine Kill Naegleria Fowleri?Biology
Does Dust Have Bacteria? Sources, Risks, and Management Immunity
Can Your Well Water Give You Diarrhea?Environment