Medical supplies equipment and health gear along with PPE are used by health care personnel to protect themselves, patients, and others they care for -- from contagions and getting sick. Contagions may stem from infectious patients, organisms and substances, toxic medications, and pathogens like viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and germs. The incidence of contagion is higher in close quarters and where hygiene and sanitation are poor. You can lower the risks of becoming ill. The key is to have access to the right medical supplies equipment and health gear including tools like thermal imagers and thermometers and oximeters,