Christy Fairlie

The Staphy Virus and Preventing It

The staphylococcus bacteria is the bacteria that causes the MRSA 'hospital bug'. The virus itself is able to cause many unpleasant symptoms and effects. It is also a highly contagious disease and this combined with the vulnerable immune systems of most of... Read >

Ways to Maintain a Healthy Environment

Hospitals are places we go to get better and largely if the disease is not too serious this is what happens. However, unfortunately there are also cases where we go into hospital and actually get worse in some ways, such as by picking up the staphylococcu... Read >

The Journey of Bacteria

Bacteria is an incredibly resilient form of life that is microscopic and yet can bring about the death of much larger and more complex organisms, including humans. They are our most ancient opponents and the most resilient we'll ever face. At the same ti... Read >

Protecting Staff With Nitrile Gloves

Nitrile gloves are medical gloves made from a synthetic rubber that has many beneficial properties – providing little friction for instance and thus ensuring that the gloves can slip easily on and off, and thus allowing them to be worn more quickly and ea... Read >

Advantages of Latex Gloves

Latex gloves are used in many hospital environments and provide an effective way to protect the hands of the staff and of the patients. Their advantages are several fold however and you might be surprised at just how many uses latex gloves have and in how... Read >

Mumps

Mumps, also known as 'epidemic parotitis', is a condition that is largely not a problem in the Western world thanks to the introduction of many medical supplies such as vaccinations and the means by which to give them. This was once a common problem parti... Read >

Maintaining Good Hygiene

Maintaining basic personal hygiene is incredibly important and if you ever go to the toilet, or prepare to make food, most of us will usually be sure to wash our hands to prevent the spread of disease. This is incredibly important as failure to do so woul... Read >

The Importance of Preventing the Spread of Disease

In any small enclosed environment you greatly increase the chances of disease spreading, particularly where there are lots of people. Things like airplanes, offices and other small spaces are generally hot-beds of bacteria. The reason for this is that the... Read >

Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that can affect any warm blooded animal. The condition affects humans when they are bitten by an infected animal, and when this occurs the infected patient will normally have around a ten day incubation period (where the symptoms... Read >

The Vast Range of Medical Supplies

There are many many different types of medical supplies which all perform very different purposes and different methods of action. When you think of medical supplies the tendency is to just think of medicines and other similar types of medical supplies an... Read >