Question

lets talk vocab...infection control
match the definition below with the correct vocabulary term.

1. a microorganism that can cause disease
2. a way for the pathogen to enter a new reservoir or host
3. an individual or animal who can spread a pathogen that causes disease in others but do not become ill themselves
4. a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases by contact with blood and body fluids
5. any disease that can be transmitted from one individual to another by direct or indirect contract or by vectors
6. an individual who is at an \increased risk\ for infection such as the very young or the very old
7. a way for the causative agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing

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Explanation:

To solve this matching problem, we recall the key terms in infection control:

1. A microorganism that can cause disease → Pathogen (by definition, a pathogen is a disease - causing microorganism).
2. A way for the pathogen to enter a new reservoir or host → Portal of Entry (this term refers to how the pathogen gets into a new host or reservoir).
3. An individual or animal who can spread a pathogen that causes disease in others but do not become ill themselves → Carrier (carriers can transmit pathogens without showing symptoms).
4. A set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases by contact with blood and body fluids → Standard Precautions (standard precautions are specifically for preventing transmission via blood and body fluids).
5. Any disease that can be transmitted from one individual to another by direct or indirect contact or by vectors → Communicable Disease (communicable diseases are those that can be passed from person to person).
6. An individual who is at an “increased risk” for infection such as the very young or the very old → Susceptible Host (susceptible hosts are those with a higher chance of getting infected).
7. A way for the causative agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing → Portal of Exit (this is how the causative agent leaves its reservoir).

Answer:

s:

1. Pathogen
2. Portal of Entry
3. Carrier
4. Standard Precautions
5. Communicable Disease
6. Susceptible Host
7. Portal of Exit