Topic 7 - Infection Control

Question 1

Define disease

Answer 1

Any abnormality, disorder, injury or malfunction in an organism

Question 2

What is a pathogen?

Answer 2

Microorganism capable of causing disease

Question 3

Name 3 notifiable diseases in NSW

Answer 3

Hendra virus
Anthrax
Avian influenza

Question 4

Describe the chain of infection

Answer 4

Pathogenic organism
=> reservoir
=>portal of exit
=>mode of transmission (airborne, droplet, contact, vector)
=>portal of entry
=>host susceptibilty

Question 5

List some common animal viruses

Answer 5

Dogs - parvo
Cats -calicivirus
Horse -strangles

Question 6

List some methods for breaking the chain of infection

Answer 6

ISO
PPE
Vaccination
Parasite control
Good health
Lower stress
Hand hygiene
Hygiene standards (cleaning methods etc)

Question 7

Define cleaning

Answer 7

removing dirt

Question 8

Define Disinfection

Answer 8

removal of most disease causing microorganisms on inanimate objects

Question 9

Define Antisepsis

Answer 9

removal of most disease causing microorganisms from live tissue

Question 10

Define asepsis

Answer 10

Destruction of all disease causing mircoorganisms

Question 11

List some nonliving/noninfectious causes of disease

Answer 11

genetic, nutritional, stress-induced (psychological), hormonal, metabolic, poisonings, cancers and trauma.

Question 12

List some portal of exits

Answer 12

Nose
Mouth
Blood or pus 
Urine 
Rectum

Question 13

What is a vector?

Answer 13

A vector is a parasite that spreads microscopic pathogens from one host organism to another

Question 14

What is a fomite?

Answer 14

A fomite is an inanimate object that has been contaminated eg with a secretion or faeces, that an animal comes in contact with

Question 15

Chlorhexidine, Povidone iodine, Cetrimide are disinfectants. T or F?

Answer 15

FALSE. They are antiseptics

Question 16

List some hazards to animal and human health from food sources

Answer 16

Mycotoxins

Salmonellosis

Listeriosis

Leptospirosis