PATHOLOGY MCQ
INFECTION
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Question
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Community outreach nurses promote a project to get rid of unnecessary standing water to reduce the mosquito population. This breaks the chain at what link?
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Infectious Agent
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Mode of Transmission
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Portal of Entry
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Reservoir
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most common reservoirs in healthcare facilities are people, who may be sick or healthy. Infectious agents transmitted during healthcare derive primarily from human sources. Human reservoirs include patients, healthcare personnel, and household members and other visitors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Standard Precautions Remember, breaking any one of the links in the chain of infection will stop the spread of the infection. The measures that you take to stop the transmission of infectious agents, thereby breaking the chain of infection, are called standard precautions.
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