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2.02 Transmitting Infection
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Transmitting Infection
Direct contact Indirect contact Airborne Vector-borne 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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Transmitting Infection
Direct contact Person to person Animal to person Mother to unborn child 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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Transmitting Infection
Indirect contact Pathogens are passed along on inanimate objects 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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Transmitting Infection
Airborne Pathogens are carried through the air Cling to surroundings and are spread Ex: TB 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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Transmitting Infection
Vector-borne Insects carry pathogen from host to host EX:Malaria Flea Mosquito Tick 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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Transmitting Infection
How you get an infection… Causative agent Reservoir Portal of exit Mode of transmission Portal of entry Susceptible host…breaking the chain! 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Causative agent Source or reservoir Susceptible host Portal of entry Portal of exit Mode of transmission 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Causative agent pathogen 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Reservoir area where the pathogen can live 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Portal of exit way for the pathogen to escape from the reservoir 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Mode of transmission way for pathogen to be transmitted 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Portal of entry way to enter new reservoir 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Susceptible host able to be affected person likely to get sick 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection Causative agent Source or reservoir Susceptible host Portal of entry Portal of exit Mode of transmission 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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2.02 Understand infection control procedures
Chain of Infection 2.02 Understand infection control procedures
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