VATI SAFETY AND INFECTION CONTROL
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ In order for microorganisms to survive certain growth
requirements must be present.
Answer: Proper nutrition; Oxygen; Temperature; Darkness;
Moisture; pH
◉ Infectious Agent.
Answer: microorganisms that are classified into fungi, viruses,
bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
◉ Reservoir host.
Answer: one becomes infected by the pathogen and also serves as a
source of transfer of pathogen.
◉ There are five main types of mode of transmission:.
Answer: Contact: direct and indirect; Droplet such as a sneeze;
Airborne; Common vehicle; Vector borne, a living organism that
carries a disease from 1 infeected person to another
◉ Stages of Infectious Disease.
, Answer: There are five identifiable stages of infection.
◉ Stage One.
Answer: Incubation stage is where the pathogen has time to grow
and establish itself in the body
◉ Stage Two.
Answer: Prodromal stage is where the patient may begin to feel ill or
fatigue is settling in.
◉ Stage Three.
Answer: Acute stage is where specific symptoms become obvious
◉ Stage Four.
Answer: Declining stage is where the symptoms begin to fade
◉ Stage Five.
Answer: Convalescent stage is where the patient is recovering
◉ Protective Mechanisms of the Body.
Answer: protective mechanisms built in to prevent us from the
entrance of pathogens and to help break the infection cycle.
Protective mechanism are as followed:
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ In order for microorganisms to survive certain growth
requirements must be present.
Answer: Proper nutrition; Oxygen; Temperature; Darkness;
Moisture; pH
◉ Infectious Agent.
Answer: microorganisms that are classified into fungi, viruses,
bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
◉ Reservoir host.
Answer: one becomes infected by the pathogen and also serves as a
source of transfer of pathogen.
◉ There are five main types of mode of transmission:.
Answer: Contact: direct and indirect; Droplet such as a sneeze;
Airborne; Common vehicle; Vector borne, a living organism that
carries a disease from 1 infeected person to another
◉ Stages of Infectious Disease.
, Answer: There are five identifiable stages of infection.
◉ Stage One.
Answer: Incubation stage is where the pathogen has time to grow
and establish itself in the body
◉ Stage Two.
Answer: Prodromal stage is where the patient may begin to feel ill or
fatigue is settling in.
◉ Stage Three.
Answer: Acute stage is where specific symptoms become obvious
◉ Stage Four.
Answer: Declining stage is where the symptoms begin to fade
◉ Stage Five.
Answer: Convalescent stage is where the patient is recovering
◉ Protective Mechanisms of the Body.
Answer: protective mechanisms built in to prevent us from the
entrance of pathogens and to help break the infection cycle.
Protective mechanism are as followed:
