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Chain of infection

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Chain of Infection   Six factors that must be present for the spread of infection  
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2. Infectious agent   Any disease causing microorganisms (Pathogens)  
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Reservoir   The organism in which the infectious microbes reside  
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Portal of Exit   The route of escape of the pathogens from the resevoir  
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Mode of Transmission   Method by which the pathogen gets from the reservoir to the new host  
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Portal of Entry   route through which the pathogen enters its new host  
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Susceptible Host   Its when the host accepts the pathogens  
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Carrier   Hosts that do not shoe any outward signs or symptoms of a disease but are still capable of transmitting the disease are known as carriers  
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Medical Asepsis   Clean technique decrease in medical pathogens  
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Surgical Asepsis    
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Nosocomial Infection= Hospital Acquired Infection    
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Host    
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Contagious    
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Epidemiology    
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Quarantine    
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