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Exam/44 Q’s and A’s
chain of infection - -infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

- Vehicle to Transmissions (8) - -Direct Contact; Indirect Contact; Human
Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born

- Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection - -
Hand washing

- What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - -direct contact

- Normal Cause of Infection - -Phase 1: Incubation period
Phase 2: prodromal stage
Phase 3: full stage of illness
Final Phase (4): convalescent stage

- Spores - -Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the
environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many
chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy

- Pathogenic Bacteria - -Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory
infections and infectious meningitis.

- Droplet Diseases - -Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal
Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella

- contact precautions - -Diseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal,
respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and
acute diarrhea

- Response to infection - -Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters the Body
Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms
Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of
infection
Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside

- nosocomial infection - -a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting

- Potential reservoirs for pathogenic growth in clinical setting - -IV Fluids
Foods
Biological Materials

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