Infection Control

Question 1

nosocomial infection

Answer 1

hospital associated

Question 2

nosocomial infections in humans are the ____ leading cause of death

Answer 2

4th

Question 3

what infectious disease are we most likely to get occupationally

Answer 3

covid, flu

Question 4

in humans, what percentage of infections are preventable

Answer 4

30-70%

Question 5

accepted vs acceptable

Answer 5

because you have a certain rate of infection doesn’t mean that it is an acceptable rate

Question 6

targeted interventions require

Answer 6

diagnosis or clinical suspicion; it is a focus on prevention for a specific situation

Question 7

what are the principles of disease prevention

Answer 7

decrease exposure, decrease susceptibility, increase resistance

Question 8

of the principles of disease prevention, which is plan C

Answer 8

increase resistance (i.e. vaccination)

Question 9

what are ways that we can increase animal susceptibility

Answer 9

drugs that impact the immune system, stress, antibiotics

Question 10

what is the most effective and underutilized infection control measure

Answer 10

hand hygiene

Question 11

interventions can be

Answer 11

routine or targetted

Question 12

surveillance can be

Answer 12

active or passive

Question 13

salmonella screening and environmental salmonella surveillance are examples of

Answer 13

active

Question 14

monitoring disease/pathogen trends and resistance patterns are examples of

Answer 14

passive

Question 15

of the last 156 emerging infectious diseases, _____ are zoonotic

Answer 15

114