When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

Which of the following causes diseases?

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

Is cancer a pandemic?

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

If a flu outbreak affects a small community, would that be considered a pandemic or an epidemic?

What do we call a disease that can spread between animals and humans?

An organism in which another organism lives

For your protection which type of isolation require gloves to be worn when coming into contact with the patient or contaminated surfaces?

What is droplet transmission in airborne diseases?

Pathogens can be spread through contaminated food and water.

You can help prevent the spread of pathogens by coughing into your hands.

Animals and insects can spread pathogens and communicable diseases.

A pathogen spread by mosquitos?

Organisms like ticks and mosquitos that spread diseases are called?

MRSA describes a specific type of bacteria that are resistant to certain antibiotics.

Is MRSA contagious?