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ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

Course name: Occupational Health


Course number: PHC 261
CRN:

Choose any one of the common occupational


infectious diseases and explain the following:
Assignment title or task:  Causes, mode of transmission, and symptoms.
(You can write a question)  Occupational group at risk
 Prevention and control measures

Student Name:

Student ID:

Submission Date:

Instructor name:

Grade: Out of 10
COVID-19

Causes, Transmission Mode and Symptoms

COVID-19 which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-

CoV-2) is highly contagious and mainly spreads through respiratory droplets. The virus can be

spread when someone who has COVID-19 coughs or sneezes, talks and is in close contact with

others (Karia et al., 2020). However, if you touch surfaces contaminated with the virus and

subsequently touch your eyes, nose, or mouth, it can also be contracted. Some of the most

common symptoms seen include respiratory symptoms like cough, shortness of breath, and chest

pain, symptoms similar to the flu, such as fever, chills, fatigue, muscle aches, and upper

respiratory symptoms like runny. Moreover, many COVID-19 carriers do not show symptoms,

which makes it difficult to detect and control the spread of the virus (Zhang, 2021)

Occupational Group at Risk

Working in some occupational roles makes workers more likely to contract COVID-

19. Including doctors, nurses, and support staff, medical care providers are at the frontlines and

are at high risk of exposure because of direct interaction with infected patients. Emergency

responders, including police, firefighters, and paramedics, encounter infected people as part of

their job, as well. People in critical job roles such as grocery store cashiers, public transport

employees, and delivery truck drivers are at risk as they come into constant contact with the

common man (Zhang, 2021). Manufacturing and industrial workers in close proximity settings,

education personnel who have close contact with students and colleagues, and those in the travel

and hospitality industry who interact with travelers are also at risk of infection.

Prevention and Control Measures


Vaccination campaigns need to be aggressively advertised to ensure that everybody who can is

vaccinated. Providing the appropriate PPE, including masks, face shields, gloves, and gowns, is

incredibly important, especially for high-risk careers. In order to reduce transmission, measures

such as rearranging workspaces and encouraging employees to maintain at least six feet of

distance when possible should be implemented for physical distancing (Güner et al., 2020). Hand

hygiene as well as cleaning and sanitizing of frequently touched surfaces and respiratory

etiquette (using a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes) should be promoted. If the job can be

performed from home, organizations should be providing that option to reduce the number of

employees in the workplace. Education and training campaigns on COVID-19 prevention

measures are crucial to spread awareness and encourage compliance of workers.


References

Güner, R., Hasanoğlu, I., & Aktaş, F. (2020). COVID-19: Prevention and control measures in

community. Turkish journal of medical sciences, 50(SI-1), 571–577.

https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2004-146

Karia, R., Gupta, I., Khandait, H., Yadav, A., & Yadav, A. (2020). COVID-19 and its Modes of

Transmission. SN comprehensive clinical medicine, 2(10), 1798–1801.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00498-4

Zhang M. (2021). Estimation of differential occupational risk of COVID-19 by comparing risk

factors with case data by occupational group. American journal of industrial

medicine, 64(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23199

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