infection control from class doc

Question 1

Which is the most common type of biological vector of human disease?

• viruses
• bacteria
• mammals
• arthropods

Answer 1

arthropods

Question 2

A mosquito bites a person who subsequently develops a fever and abdominal rash. What type of transmission would this be?

• mechanical vector transmission
• biological vector transmission
• direct contact transmission
• vehicle transmision

Answer 2

biological vector transmission

Question 3

Cattle are allowed to pasture in a field that contains the farmhouse well, and the farmer’s family becomes ill with a gastrointestinal pathogen after drinking the water. What type of transmission of infectious agents would this be?

• biological vector transmission
• direct contact transmission
• indirect contact transmission
• vehicle transmission

Answer 3

vehicle transmission

Question 4

A blanket from a child with chickenpox is likely to be contaminated with the virus that causes chickenpox (Varicella-zoster virus). What is the blanket called?

• fomite
• host
• pathogen
• vector

Answer 4

fomite

Question 5

a patient in the hospital with a urinary catheter develops a bladder infection. this is an example of a ___ infection

Answer 5

nosocomial or healthcare associated infection

Question 6

a ___ is an animal that can transfer infectious pathogens from one host to another

Answer 6

Vector