LPC 68W - Test #1 Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024/2025

LPC 68W - Test #1 Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024/2025 chain of infection - ANSWERSinfectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Vehicle to Transmissions (8) - ANSWERSDirect Contact; Indirect Contact; Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection - ANSWERSHand washing What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - ANSWERSdirect contact Normal Cause of Infection - ANSWERSPhase 1: Incubation period Phase 2: prodromal stage Phase 3: full stage of illness Final Phase (4): convalescent stage Spores - ANSWERSProtect certain bacteria and become resistant to the environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy Pathogenic Bacteria - ANSWERSNeisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory infections and infectious meningitis. Droplet Diseases - ANSWERSMeningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella contact precautions - ANSWERSDiseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and acute diarrhea