Infection Control

Identify the part(s) of the chain of infection that has been eliminated by the following actions:  food handling

• infectious agent
• source or reservoir
• mode of transmission

Identify the part(s) of the chain of infection that has been eliminated by the following actions:  identification of organisms

• portal of exit
• infectious agent
• portal of entry

Identify the part(s) of the chain of infection that has been eliminated by the following actions:  pathogen leaving the body through sexual secretions

• portal of exit
• portal of entry
• mode of transmission

person who gets a disease because of weak defenses

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

Pathogen that causes disease

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

pathogen transmitted through air, soil, food or feces

• direct contact
• indirect contact
• opportunistic infection
• nosocomial infection

infection acquired while body defenses are weak

• nosocomial
• opportunistic 
• direct
• indirect

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

• handwashing
• sterilization
• cleaning surfaces
• nutrition

Diseases caused by mites, fleas, and ticks are?

• bacteria
• fungi
• staphlococcus
• ricksettsiae

An infection that begins in a healthcare facility is a

• endogenous
• nosocomial
• exogenous
• opportunistic