Behavior | Agents/Illness |
---|---|
1. “Safe food” (selection, preparation, handwashing) | Listeria monocytogenes Enteropathogens (E. coli, Salmonella ssp.) Toxoplasma gondii Enteroviruses Ebola (per the CDC, Ebola is not spread in general by food; however, in Africa, Ebola may be spread as a result of handling bushmeat) |
2. “Safe sex” (no new partners) | HSV (herpes) 1 and 2 STIs, HIV Syphilis Chlamydia Gonorrhea CMV Ebola |
3. “No (bug) bites” (zoonosis, mosquitoes, ticks, flies) and “avoid exposure to infectious animals” | Malaria Malaria-like infections Dengue West Nile Virus Tickborne infections (Rocky Mountain spotted fever, etc.) Q fever Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) Leptospirosis Ebola |
4. “Hygiene and oral health” (reduce body fluid exposure and bad mouth bacteria/inflammation) | CMV HSV 1-6 Hepatitis A, B, C Periodontal microorganisms Ebola |
5. “Pregnancy” (follow CDC-recommended protocols) | Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Influenza |
6. “Optimize pregnancy and birth management to reduce/eliminate ascending infections” | Vaginal/cervical infections GBS protocols Chorioamnionitis Transfusions |