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Serous
Clear
Sanguineous
Contains blood
Purulent
Pus
Airborne precautions
Private room, masks/respiratory protection, negative pressure airflow
Airborne examples
Measles, varicella, TB
Droplet Precautions
Private room/room with other with disease, masks
Droplet examples
Pneumonia, rubella, mumps
Contact precautions
Private room/room with others with disease, gloves, gowns
Contact examples
shigella, wound infections, herpes simplex, scabies