Infection Control and Precautions: Nursing
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illness, decline, and relapse.
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remission, and recurrence.
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Terms in this set (30)
What is infection? The invasion of body tissue by microorganisms with
the potential to cause illness or disease.
What are the components of the Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, portal of
Chain of Infection? entry, modes of transmission, and susceptible host.
What is an infectious agent? Something that contains bacteria, fungi, virus,
parasite, or prion.
Define reservoir in the context of The habitat of the infectious agent where it lives,
infection. grows, and reproduces.
What is a portal of exit? The means by which the infectious agent can leave
the reservoir.
What is a portal of entry? Any body orifice or through the skin that provides a
place for the infectious agent to replicate.
Fundamentals UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
, 1 2
illness, decline, and relapse.
3 4
remission, and recurrence.
Don't know?
Terms in this set (30)
What is infection? The invasion of body tissue by microorganisms with
the potential to cause illness or disease.
What are the components of the Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, portal of
Chain of Infection? entry, modes of transmission, and susceptible host.
What is an infectious agent? Something that contains bacteria, fungi, virus,
parasite, or prion.
Define reservoir in the context of The habitat of the infectious agent where it lives,
infection. grows, and reproduces.
What is a portal of exit? The means by which the infectious agent can leave
the reservoir.
What is a portal of entry? Any body orifice or through the skin that provides a
place for the infectious agent to replicate.
