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6 Cards in this Set
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Infectious Agent
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-Bacteria
-Fungi -Viruses -Rickettsiae -Protozoa Break chain: Rapid accurate identificaiton of organisms |
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Reservoirs
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-People
-Equipment -Water -Animals Break chain: employee health, environmental sanitation, disinfection/sterilization |
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Portal Of Exit
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-Excretions
-Secretions -Skin -Droplets Break chain: hand washing, control of excretions and secretions, trash and waste disposal |
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Means Of Transmission
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-Direct contact
-Ingestion -Fomites -Airborne Break chain: isolation, food handling, air flow, universal precautions, sterilization, hand washing |
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Portal Of Entry
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-Mucous Membrane
-GI tract -Gu tract -Respiratory tract -Broken skin Break chain: wound care, catheter care, aseptic technique |
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Susceptible Host
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-Immunosuppression
-Diabetes -Surgery -Burns -Elderly Break chain: recognition of high-risk patients, treatment of underlying diseases |
