Chain of Infection
This is the first link in the chain of infection
What is the pathogen?
This common bacteria can cause "staph" infections
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
This transmission occurs through touching contaminated surfaces.
What is indirect contact transmission?
This is the most important measure to prevent the spread of infections.
What is hand hygiene?
This term refers to disease-causing microorganisms.
What are pathogens?
This link refers to where pathogens live and grow
What is the reservoir?
This virus causes COVID-19
What is SARS-CoV-2?
This transmission occurs through coughing or sneezing.
What is droplet transmission?
These items, including gowns and gloves, protect healthcare workers from infections.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
This is a person who carries a disease but shows no symptoms.
What is a carrier?
This link is how pathogens leave the reservoir
What is the portal of exit?
This bacteria is responsible for "C. diff" infections.
What is Clostridium difficile?
This transmission occurs through very small particles that can remain suspended in the air.
What is airborne transmission?
This practice involves separating infected patients from others.
What is isolation?
This is the time between exposure to a pathogen and the appearance of symptoms.
What is the incubation period?
This link is how pathogens move from one place to another
What is the mode of transmission?
This virus attacks the immune system and causes AIDS
What is HIV?
This transmission occurs through insects or animals.
What is vector-borne transmission?
This technique involves cleaning and disinfecting surfaces to reduce pathogens.
What is environmental cleaning?
This term refers to an outbreak of disease that spreads over a wide geographic area.
What is a pandemic?
Breaking this chain at any point can prevent the spread of infection
What is the chain of infection?
This antibiotic-resistant bacteria is often called "MRSA"
What is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
This transmission occurs through contaminated food or water.
What is vehicle transmission?
This practice involves using antibiotics only when necessary to prevent resistance.
What is antibiotic stewardship?
This is the process by which white blood cells engulf and destroy pathogens.
What is phagocytosis?