Safety/Infection Control (AMCA official) Questions with correct answers

Infection Control/Chain of Infection Correct Answer - Medical asepsis and infection control are crucial in the prevention and spread of disease In order for microorganisms to survive certain growth requirements must be present Correct Answer - Proper nutrition; Oxygen; Temperature; Darkness; Moisture; pH Infectious Agent Correct Answer - microorganisms that are classified into fungi, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Reservoir host Correct Answer - one becomes infected by the pathogen and also serves as a source of transfer of pathogen. There are five main types of mode of transmission: Correct Answer - Contact: direct and indirect; Droplet such as a sneeze; Airborne; Common vehicle; Vector borne, a living organism that carries a disease from 1 infeected person to another Stages of Infectious Disease Correct Answer - There are five identifiable stages of infection. Stage One Correct Answer - Incubation stage is where the pathogen has time to grow and establish itself in the body Stage Two Correct Answer - Prodromal stage is where the patient may begin to feel ill or fatigue is settling in.