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What does the infection cycle consist of and how would you break it?
It consists of stopping the transmission of disease and infection. Breaking the cycle would be correct actions such as washing hands, cleaning surfaces in the health care field, disinfecting, sanitizing, etc.
Who created the smallpox vaccine?
Edward Jenner
What is a pathogen?
A microorganism (such as bacteria, virus, fungus, etc.) that causes people to get sick or infected
What is the reservoir stage of the infection? Explain.
It consists of items that are vectors: people, water, supplies, equipment, food, animals, etc. the reservoir is simply the location of the pathogen
What is the portal of exit of a pathogen?
The portal of exit is how the pathogen leaves the reservoir. This would be through excretions or secretions (body fluids, mucus, etc)
Where would a pathogen reside?
It ideally wants a human or live host. Healthy individuals are preferred but they will exist in immunocompromised people and elderly people
How would one interrupt a pathogens mode of transportation?
Wearing gloves
What is the sixth link in the infection cycle?
Susceptible host
What can help stop the spread of pathogens?
Keeping hands and surfaces clean and dry
What is the part of the infection cycle where you clean and sterilize?
Infectious agent
What pathogen is associated with Lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever, and typhus?
Rickettsiae
What is the portal of exit?
When an infectious agent leaves it’s host
What is NOT included in forming antigens?
Inflammation. That is when the body tries to fight against an infectious agent, but do not produce antigens here
When are antibodies formed?
When attacking the infection or agent
What is artificial active immunity?
The immunity you get from getting a vaccine
What is artificially acquired passive immunity?
The immunity you gain when receiving ready-made antibodies
What class of vaccine do you get when you get tetanus and diphtheria?
Pathogenic toxins
What is live attenuated pathogens?
Is the class where your body makes its own antibodies
If a patient complains of malaise (tiredness) and fever, what stage of the infection cycle are they in?
The prodromal stage. Where they are having symptoms but may not be affected by the whole disease or infection yet
When sanitizing items in the healthcare setting…?
You should use heave gloves
How do you properly wash your hands?
You need to arrive at the sink and roll up sleeves if present. First prepare the paper towel dispenser. Turn on the faucet with a paper towel, discard the paper towel, wash hands with soap and water, rinse hands and after washing completely, take your hands but do not retouch the paper towel dispenser (make sure to provider yourself new paper towels after initial preparation and turning on the faucet), dry hands with towel and discard
How do you remove contaminated gloves?
By taking them off inside out keeping the contaminated materials inside of the gloves
How do you dispose of bloody contents?
Bins with orange-red biohazard labels is where bloody contents need to be disposed in. Bags with these labels or red bags with biohazard sign
What is epidemiology?
The science that studies the history, cause, and patterns of infectious diseases
