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chain of infection
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Made of transmission | The way a disease istransmission |
| Reservoirs | humans,insects,food,and water are all serve as reservoirs for mirooganisms, providing food and a place to multiply |
| Susceptible host | the organism that accepts the pathogen |
| Portal of entry | route which the pathogen enters its new host |
| portals of exit | a varitey of escape routes |
| Chain of infection | six factors must be present fo ran infection to result |
| infectious agent | any disease causing micro organism (flu,cold) |
| Carrier host | they don't show any signs but carry it |