Chapter 5 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Infection prevention - Correct answer-the set of methods practiced in healthcare
facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease.
Pathogens - Correct answer-microorganisms that are capable of causing infection
and disease.
localized infection - Correct answer-An infection that is limited to a specific
location in the body and has local symptoms.
Systemic infection - Correct answer-An infection that travels through the
bloodstream and is spread throughout the body, causing general symptoms.
Chain of infection - Correct answer-a way of describing how the disease is
transmitted from one human being to another.
Causative agent - Correct answer-a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.
Reservoir - Correct answer-a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies.
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Answers
Infection prevention - Correct answer-the set of methods practiced in healthcare
facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease.
Pathogens - Correct answer-microorganisms that are capable of causing infection
and disease.
localized infection - Correct answer-An infection that is limited to a specific
location in the body and has local symptoms.
Systemic infection - Correct answer-An infection that travels through the
bloodstream and is spread throughout the body, causing general symptoms.
Chain of infection - Correct answer-a way of describing how the disease is
transmitted from one human being to another.
Causative agent - Correct answer-a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.
Reservoir - Correct answer-a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies.
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