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Hirameki☆Tokimrki Science
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■ 2011
Protective measures against infectious diseases: from new types of influenza to bioterrorism
Date:August 21 ,2011
Place:Kurume University school of Nursing
Sponsorship: Kurume University school of Nursing
The furtherance:Independent administrative agency Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science
【Participants】
:4 junior high students, 14 high school students, 7schoolchildren
【Staff】
:5 teachers / office workers
:15 volunteers (10 university students and 5 graduate students)
【Schedule】
- A point and a pit to prevent an infectious disease
- About an infectious disease and environment
- Key preventative measures against infectious diseases
• ATP test
• Use of handwash training box
• Use of fast-drying hand disinfectants
• Proper fitting of the N95 respirator
- Lunch (with the staff)
- Decontamination activities and triage training during a simulated special
disaster
- Influence / an experiment by PPE (Personal Protect Equipment)wearing.
- Infectious disease survival game
- How do you spend it when we are isolated? (A short play)
- Cookie time： Free talking
- The completion ceremony /Investiture "future doctorate"
A point and a pit to prevent an infectious disease
A lecturer: Mutsuko Mihashi (Kurume University school of Nursing/Professor)
She explained that "water" took an important role on the prevention of the infectious disease. This leads to "hand-washing" by the current and "a gargle" being effective for the infectious disease prevention by the virus.
 
About an infectious disease and environment
A lecturer:Naomiki Tsumura (Kurume University hospital/Children's doctor)
 He explained the difference of mechanism and new model influenza and the bird flu of the viral infection, tuberculosis by introduction how the state of the spread of the infectious disease (tuberculosis) by bacteria was different from an infectious disease by the influenza virus in.
In addition, that made it possible that I could amplify the DNA fragment of characteristic base sequence in large quantities depending on the design of the primer by a very small amount of DNA fragment.
About the PCR device, he used" Where's Wally? ", as the teaching materials and expiained very intelligibly.
※Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a method to amplify through enzymatic action miniscule amounts of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid.
Key preventative measures against infectious diseases
（ATP test, Use of handwash training box, Use of fast-drying hand disinfectants,
Proper fitting of the N95 respirator )
Participants underwent adenosine triphosphate testing before and after
hand washing, and also assessed their hand-hygiene with the GlitterBug
Training Device which enables visualization of contamination and germs.
Students learned to rub 3 ml of fast-drying hand disinfectant over their
entire hands for effective disinfecting and also mastered the proper way
to wear an N95 respirator so that it fits snugly on the face.
 
Lunch (with the staff)
Lively discussions between everyone from grade school children to graduate
students took place during lunch.
Decontamination activities and triage training during a simulated special
disaster
A decontamination exercise was performed based on a scenario that an atypical catastrophe characterized by the following circumstances was in progress:
A white powder resembling anthrax has been dispersed. People are collapsing and an act of biological terrorism may be underway. One victim is being transported on a physician-staffed ambulance.
Decontamination procedures that were practiced included:
① Assembling a decontamination tent and preparing hot water showers as well as water storage and drainage facilities
② Getting four rescue team members into hazmat suits with the help of an assistant
③ Transporting victims with a medical stretcher
④ Cleansing victims in the decontamination tent
 
Influence / an experiment by PPE (Personal Protect Equipment)wearing.
 Students learned how hazmat suits for Class I infectious diseases can affect
the body by comparing
oxygen saturation and skin moisture levels before and after wearing the suit.
Infectious disease survival game
Through a recreational game, participants learned emergency items and actions
necessary during a pandemic or an outbreak.
The completion ceremony /Investiture "future doctorate"
 Even one of the attendance students would hope that it was advanced to the study of the infectious disease in the future and they are awarded a future doctorate on all the members and completed it.
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