3.1.3 Chain of Infection Warmup

What comes next in the chain of infection: Agent, reservoir, portal of exit, _________.

• portal of entry

• mode of transmission

• susceptible host

• bacteria

Microorganisms get into the body through:

• portals of entry.

• portals of exit.

• causative agents.

• susceptible hosts.

Person to person contact:

• direct transmission

• indirect transmission

Pathogen transmitted through air, soil, food or feces:

• direct contact

• indirect contact

• opportunistic infection

• nosocomial infection

Way for the causative agent to escape the reservoir.

• portal of entry

• portal of exit

• reservoir

• host