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What is direct or indirect transmission?
How communicable diseases are spread.
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What is the portal of entry?
Catheters and tubes would be an example of this part of the chain of transmission.
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What is an Agent?
The cause of a disease, such as bacteria.
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What is a pandemic?
A disease outbreak that spreads rapidly across the globe, such as the coronavirus.
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What is airborne transmission?
Influenza, tuberculosis, chickenpox, measles, mumps, and the common cold are spread through this type of transmission.
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What is a means of transmission?
A nurse who does a brief change on a patient and then goes to check their chart is breaking this part of the chain of transmission.
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What is a Host?
A 85-year old man who has a history of COPD who refuses to wear a mask on the TTC is an example of...
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What is an active immunity?
This is when a body creates its own antibodies after being in contact with an antigen.
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What are mosquitos?
The most common way vector borne diseases are spread.
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What is a risk assessment
The nurse does this before performing wound care on a client/patient/resident and before cleaning their environment?
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What is Salmonella?
The following infectious disease as described by the epidemiological triangle: Environment - Humid and dark, Agent - Bacterial infection, Host - Intestines of animals and humans, most commonly found in poultry
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What is naturally acquired/passive immunity?
From breastfeeding, babies can acquire this immunity.
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What is provide health education to the public?
The most effective way a CHN help decrease the spread of communicable diseases.
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What is a susceptible host
Gladys is 67 years old and suffers from COPD. This criteria puts her in this category according to the chain of transmission.
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What is pneumonia?
The following infectious disease is associated with increased air pollution and caused by agents such as bacterial, virus, and fungi.
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What is means of transmission?
When isolating after an exposure or being positive to COVID-19, we can break this ‘area’ on the chain of transmission.
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