Upon notification of an identified infection, assesses the situation, implements isolation precautions or other preventative measures to prevent the spread of diseases, monitors and follows up to ensure that infection control procedures are implemented, and individual treatment plans are implemented/ modified as needed. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare workers are considered to be at significant risk for acquiring or transmitting hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and influenza.