Infection Prevention and Control

What is the most important technique in preventing and controlling transmission of infection?

• Hand hygiene

• Vaccination

• Isolation precautions

• Antibiotic therapy

What is the first line of defense in the body's defense system?

• Normal flora

• Inflammation

• Immune response

• Skin

What is the purpose of inflammation in the body?

• To cause pain and swelling

• To initiate the immune response

• To prevent harmful substances from entering the body

• To destroy foreign antigens

What is the term for an infectious process transmitted from one person to another?

• Symptomatic infection

• Asymptomatic infection

• Communicable disease

• Health care-associated infection

Which mode of transmission involves the form of transport through insects?

• Contact

• Airborne

• Droplet

• Vector borne

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