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step 1: infectious agent
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bacteria
fungi viruses protozoa rickettsiae |
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step 2: Reservoirs
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People
Equipment Instructions Water (from tubing) |
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step 3: Port of Exit
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Secretions: saliva/blood
Skin and mucous membrane Droplets |
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step 4: Transmission
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Direct Contact: respiratory tract ftom one person to the oral cavity of another
Indirect Contact: droplets pass hands or inanimate objects transferred indirectly to susceptible host. Airborne: Clostridium Tetanus (tetanus bacillus) travel in dust brought in from outside |
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port of entry
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mucous membrane
GI tract: digestive system respiratory tract : broken skin: eyesç |
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susceptible host
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immunosuppressed
medically compromised elderly |
