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Bio-environment

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Direct Transmission   immediate and direct transfer of an microorganism from one person to another, occurs through touching, kissing,biting,sexual intercourse.  
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Indirect transmission can be either   vehicle borne or vector borne  
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A Fomite is   classified under vehicle-borne transmission, and is an inanimate object or material that carries an infectious agent.  
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A vector is..   classified under vector-borne transmission, its an animal that serves as a means to transport an infectious agent.  
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Droplet nuclei   air borne droplets that have been emitted by an infected host.  
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If a microorganism produces no clinical evidence of disease it it is called..   asymptomatic or sub-clinical  
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Septicemia   When bacteremia results in systemic infection.  
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Where do most nosicomial infections occur (HAIs)   1/3 occur in the urinary tract 22% in surgical wounds 15% in the respiratory tract 14% in the blood  
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