Chain of infection Flashcards
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( 1 ) Bacteria, virus, parasite
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Pathogen
2
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( 2 ) Person or object where pathogen lives
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Reservoir
3
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( 3 ) Leaves reservoir through blood, body fluids, open wounds, coughing, or contact
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Portal of exit
4
Q
( 4 ) Germs travel through air, droplets, and direct contact or contact with objects
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Method of Transmission
5
Q
( 5 ) Pathogen spreads person to person, enters through a portal like body opening (nose, mouth, eyes), broken skin (pressure sores, burns, wounds), contaminated tubing (IV, catherter)
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Portal of Entry
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7
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( 6 ) Place or person where the pathogen can grow, person may or may not be ill, or carrying pathogen
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Susceptible Host
