Quiz 9

Question 1

An index case

Answer 1

refers to the first case of an infectious disease outbreak to be identified

Question 2

Pathogenic microorganisms that are spread from person to person by unwashed hands contaminated by fecal matter is an example of what mode of transmission?

Answer 2

direct transmission

Question 3

Worldwide spread of an infectious disease is called:

Answer 3

pandemic

Question 4

Congenital infectious diseases

Answer 4

cross the placenta from infected mother to fetus

Question 5

An infectious disease in which transmission can occur during the incubation period of disease is considered to be:

Answer 5

communicable

Question 6

A disease that breaks out in explosive proportions within a population is called

Answer 6

epidemic

Question 7

An infection acquired in the hospital or other medical facility is called:

Answer 7

nosocomial

Question 8

An infection in which the signs and symptoms are not recognized readily because they are too mild:

Answer 8

subclinical infection

Question 9

Patients in a hospital setting are typically more susceptible to infections than individuals in the general population and are considered to be

Answer 9

compromised

Question 10

Sexually transmitted diseases are most often spread by what mode of transmission?

Answer 10

direct contact