INFECTION CONTROL STUDY GUIDE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH THOROUGH
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS
●● 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:
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH THOROUGH
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS
●● 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:
