Chain of Infection (1)
Mosquitos with Malaria represent this portion of the chain of infection.
What is the mode of transport?
This are the parts of the chain of inection.
What are, infective agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transport, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
Show proper donning and doffing of gloves
These are 3 examples of susceptible hosts.
What are elderly, children, co-morbidities, and medications (any of these)?
What are the Mouth, Eyes, Nose, Urinary Tract, Incisions, or Wounds.
Show propper donning and doffing of a gown.
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While at KFC, you eat a beautiful golden peice of kentucky fried chicken (a drumstick). Later that night you get sick, discovering it is salmonella. The chicken represents this part of the chain of infection.
What is the reservoir?
These are 4 types of infective agents.
What are bacteria, fungus, protozoa, and viruses?
What is gown and gloves.
A person diagnosed with influenza coughs, spreading droplets to the person beside them. The mouth of the infected person represents this portion of the chain of infection.
What is the portal of exit?
A patient has been diagnosed with COVID-19. You find out that she has a history of type 1 diabetes and another autoimmune disease. What part of the chain of infection does this patient represent and why?
What is susceptible host due to co-morbidities.
This is proper PPE for a patient on Droplet Percautions.
What is gown, gloves, face shield/goggles, and a mask.
CASE STUDY: You (Beethoven) are at the movies for your 7th birthday with your bestie Bartholomew, (Barty for short). You take a sip of your drink, only to discover it is diet coke, not regular, which is what Barty likes to drink. 3 days later your in an urgent care with strep. Name each part of the chain of infection here.
What is the infective agent: Strep
What is the reservoir: barty's mouth.
What is the portal of exit: Saliva (body fluids)
What is the mode of transmission: Droplet (will take contaminated drink)
What is the portal of entry: Beethoven's mouth
What is the Susceptible host: Beethoven (7 year old, young child)
You work at the taco bell. You are speaking to your coworker Xaden, who is trying to get information on a foodborne illness outbreak amongst your staff. You find out that your other coworker, Dain does not wash his hands before preparing Doritos Locos Tacos. 8 coworkers are now sick with E-Coli, as well as some customer complaints. Name the parts of the chain of infection.
Infective Agent: E-Coli
Reservoir: Dain
Portal of Exit: Dain's Unwashed Hands
Mode of Transport: Doritios Locos Taco
Portal of Entry: Mouths eating tacos.
Susceptible hosts: anyone eating at this particular taco bell.
what is gown, gloves, face shield/googles, and a N95 mask/respirator.