Chain of Infection

What is the single most effective way to break the chain of infection?

• handwashing
• sterilization
• cleaning surfaces
• nutrition

Exogenous is

• inside the body

• outside the body

An infection that begins in a healthcare facility is a

• endogenous
• nosocomial
• exogenous
• opportunistic

Athletes foot are examples of this type of pathogen

• bacteria

• rickettsiae

• protozoa

• fungi

When should gloves be changed

• Between Patients

• if they rip

• if the are soiled

• all of these

how many links are in the chain of infection?

• 10
• 5
• 12
• 6

all are part of PPE except

• gowns
• paper towels
• mask
• gloves

What is a pathogen

• a doctor who specializes in curing diseases
• microbe that are beneficial when present
• a special machine that is used to grow microbes
• a small living organism that can cause disease

What is used to cure someone with a bacterial infection such as strep throat

• aspirin
• radiation
• antibiotics
• ibuprophen

person who gets a disease because of weak defenses

• causative agent
• susceptible host
• reservoir
• portal of entry