AAMA - CMA Exam
review - Infection
Control questions and
answers
The spread of disease is dependent on the _____ of __________
remaining unbroken. - answer Chain Infection
The goal of infection control is to stop the chain of infection from
_________ the cycle to prevent disease. - answer completing
The first link of the chain of infection is the ______ _____. - answer
infective agent
The infective agent can be a _____, _______, _____, _________ or
__________. - answer bacteria virus protozoa fungus
rickettsia
, The second link of the chain of infection is _______ _____. - answer
reservoir host
Reservoir hosts include people, insects, animals, food, water and
___________. - answer objects
The reservoir host is where the ________ resides prior to infecting a
person. - answer pathogen
The third link of the chain of infection is the _________ of ____. -
answer portal exit
The portal of exit is how the agent leaves the host to ______ to another.
- answer spread
The fourth link of the Chain of Infection is ____________. - answer
Transmission
Transmission can occur with _______ or __________ contact. - answer
direct indirect
A _____ is an inanimate object that has been _________ with a
pathogen. - answer fomite contaminated
review - Infection
Control questions and
answers
The spread of disease is dependent on the _____ of __________
remaining unbroken. - answer Chain Infection
The goal of infection control is to stop the chain of infection from
_________ the cycle to prevent disease. - answer completing
The first link of the chain of infection is the ______ _____. - answer
infective agent
The infective agent can be a _____, _______, _____, _________ or
__________. - answer bacteria virus protozoa fungus
rickettsia
, The second link of the chain of infection is _______ _____. - answer
reservoir host
Reservoir hosts include people, insects, animals, food, water and
___________. - answer objects
The reservoir host is where the ________ resides prior to infecting a
person. - answer pathogen
The third link of the chain of infection is the _________ of ____. -
answer portal exit
The portal of exit is how the agent leaves the host to ______ to another.
- answer spread
The fourth link of the Chain of Infection is ____________. - answer
Transmission
Transmission can occur with _______ or __________ contact. - answer
direct indirect
A _____ is an inanimate object that has been _________ with a
pathogen. - answer fomite contaminated
