Chain Of Infection Flashcards
1
Q
Infectious agent
A
Pathogenic microbe causing infection
2
Q
Reservoir
A
Place where microbe can survive
Humans, animals, food, water, soil, equipment
3
Q
Exit pathway
A
Away an infectious agent is able to leave reservoir host
4
Q
Means of transmission
A
Airborne, contact, direct, and direct, droplet, Victor, vehicle vehicle
5
Q
Entry pathway
A
Body orifices, because membrane, and break skin
6
Q
Suspectible host
A
Someone with a decreased ability to resistant infection (age,health, immune status)
