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Chain of Infection Test

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without symptoms
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how the pathogen gets out of its host so that it can travel to another host.
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where the pathogen lives before it infects the body. Some examples of reservoirs include food, water, animals, insects, soil and humans.A place where microbes grow and reproduce.
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the opening where the organisms enter the body.
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To spread any infection, first a pathogen must be present. A pathogen is a a microorganism that can cause disease. The causative agent in most diseases is a pathogen.
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portal of exit
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Infectious Agent
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reservior
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portal of entry
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asymptomatic
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hospital acquired infections
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how the pathogen travels. It is how the organisms gets into a healthy human body
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the person who is most likely to get the disease such as young children, elderly people and those with a compromised immune system.
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the pathogen arises from the patients normal flora and some form of treatment. ex. chemotheray or antibiotics
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of the nature of or concerning a symptom
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the pathogen is acquired from the healthcare enviroment

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