Midterm Flashcard on CPH(LBH 1 and 2)

Front

What is the first part of the chain of infection?

Back

Causative agent

Front

What principle of learning is associated with increasing personal acceptance?

Back

Participation

Front

Can wound care break the chain of infection at the portal of exit?

Back

False

Front

What objective of health aims to change harmful habits detrimental to health?

Back

Motivating people

Front

What is an example of direct contact in the context of infection?

Back

Shaking hands with an infected or colonized person

Front

Define 'causative agent' in the context of infection.

Back

A pathogen (bacteria, virus, fungus, etc.) that causes disease.

Front

What is the 'portal of exit' in the chain of infection?

Back

The path by which a pathogen leaves its host.

Front

Explain the term 'portal of entry' in infection control.

Back

The route through which a pathogen enters a new host.

Front

What is the role of a 'reservoir' in the chain of infection?

Back

A place where pathogens live and multiply.

Front

Define 'direct contact' in terms of disease transmission.

Back

Physical interaction with an infected person or surface.