CLINICAL PHLEBOTOMY CH3
SMARTBOOK
The links in the chain of infection include - ✅✅-- a susceptible host
- a reservoir
- an infectious agent
✅✅
In order to break the links in the chain of infection, a susceptible host
_____ - -should follow isolation precautions when required
Which mode of transmission occurs when a living host, such as an
✅✅
animal or insect, comes in contact with a contaminated item and carriers
and transmits disease to a susceptible host? - -vector borne
Legionnaires' disease, varicella (chickenpox or shingles), and
✅✅
tuberculosis (TB) are examples of infections spread by which type of
transmission? - -airborne
✅✅
Which type of transmission occurs when a fomite comes in contact with
contaminated items, such as food, linen, or equipment? - -vehicle
borne
✅✅
Which of the following are factors which must be present for an infection
to occur? - -- mode of transmission
- infectious agent
- susceptible host
what is the best description of vector-borne transmission? - ✅✅-Lyme
disease contracted through a bite from a tick
✅✅
In the chain of infection, how the pathogen travels is known as the _____
- -mode of transmission
droplet transmission - ✅✅ -Droplets are propelled short distances and
enter the susceptible host through the nasal mucosa, the mouth, or the
conjunctiva of the eye
SMARTBOOK
The links in the chain of infection include - ✅✅-- a susceptible host
- a reservoir
- an infectious agent
✅✅
In order to break the links in the chain of infection, a susceptible host
_____ - -should follow isolation precautions when required
Which mode of transmission occurs when a living host, such as an
✅✅
animal or insect, comes in contact with a contaminated item and carriers
and transmits disease to a susceptible host? - -vector borne
Legionnaires' disease, varicella (chickenpox or shingles), and
✅✅
tuberculosis (TB) are examples of infections spread by which type of
transmission? - -airborne
✅✅
Which type of transmission occurs when a fomite comes in contact with
contaminated items, such as food, linen, or equipment? - -vehicle
borne
✅✅
Which of the following are factors which must be present for an infection
to occur? - -- mode of transmission
- infectious agent
- susceptible host
what is the best description of vector-borne transmission? - ✅✅-Lyme
disease contracted through a bite from a tick
✅✅
In the chain of infection, how the pathogen travels is known as the _____
- -mode of transmission
droplet transmission - ✅✅ -Droplets are propelled short distances and
enter the susceptible host through the nasal mucosa, the mouth, or the
conjunctiva of the eye
