Ways to transfer diseases

Question 1

What are the 4 ways diseases are transmitted ?

Answer 1

1) contact
2) airborne
3) common vehicle
4) vectors

Question 2

Disease goes from the resevoir to the host
(resevoir -> host)

Answer 2

Direct Contact

Question 3

Disease goes from the resevoir to the fomite to the host (resevoir-> formite -> host)

Answer 3

Indirect contact

Question 4

Inanimate object that spreads disease

Answer 4

formite

Question 5

Disease goes from resevoir to air (short distance) to host

Answer 5

Droplet contact

Question 6

Disease goes from resevoir to air (long distance) to host

Answer 6

airborne transmission

Question 7

examples of common vehicle transmission of disease

Answer 7

food, drugs, water, blood transfusions, etc.

Question 8

Types of Vector transmissions

Answer 8

1. mechanical
2. biological

Question 9

What are animals that carry diseases called?

Answer 9

Vectors

Question 10

Mechanical vectors Vs. Biological vectors

Answer 10

Mechanical = carried ON the body

Brodlogical = carried IN the body

Question 11

Example of Mechanical Vectors

Answer 11

cats and ringworm

Question 12

Example of Biological Vectors

Answer 12

Mosquitoes and Malaria

Question 13

An infection acquired as a result of a hospital or clinic stay

Answer 13

Nosocomial infections

Question 14

resistance to disease has been lowered as a result of disease, medications, pain, stress, etc.

Answer 14

compromised host

Question 15

List 3 reasons why nosocomial infections occur

Answer 15

1) compromised host
2) microorganisms in a hospital
3) mode of transmission (personal, food, air duct,etc)