AAMA - CMA Exam review - Infection
Control
The spread of disease is dependent on the _____ of __________ remaining unbroken.
Answer- Chain Infection
The goal of infection control is to stop the chain of infection from _________ the cycle to
prevent disease. Answer- completing
The first link of the chain of infection is the ______ _____. Answer- infective agent
The infective agent can be a _____, _______, _____, _________ or __________.
Answer- bacteria virus protozoa fungus
rickettsia
The second link of the chain of infection is _______ _____. Answer- reservoir host
Reservoir hosts include people, insects, animals, food, water and ___________.
Answer- objects
The reservoir host is where the ________ resides prior to infecting a person. Answer-
pathogen
The third link of the chain of infection is the _________ of ____. Answer- portal exit
The portal of exit is how the agent leaves the host to ______ to another. Answer-
spread
The fourth link of the Chain of Infection is ____________. Answer- Transmission
Transmission can occur with _______ or __________ contact. Answer- direct indirect
A _____ is an inanimate object that has been _________ with a pathogen. Answer-
fomite contaminated
Transmission is when a pathogen is picked up and deposited to the _______ of _____
or the fifth link in the chain of infection. Answer- portal entry
A _____ is an insect or animal capable of passing a pathogen to a human host. Answer-
vector
, The portal of entry on the susceptible host can be the digestive system, respiratory
system or any ____ area in skin. Answer- open
The sixth link in the chain of infection is the _________ host. Answer- susceptible
___ is a virus spread through blood or body fluids Answer- HIV
__________ ________ or (_________) is a bacteria spread through sexual
transmission. Answer- Neisseria gonorrhoeaa gonorrhea
____ are a group of fungi that spread through direct contact like clothing and likes moist
environments. Answer- Tinia
_______ spreads through vectors like mosquitoes and are a protozoa. Answer- Malaria
The tick spreads _______ _________ which is a rickettsia. Answer- Lyme disease
The types of infections are acute, chronic ________ and ____. Answer- latent slow
_______ infections persist with periods of activity (outbreaks) and dormancy with an
example being Herpes. Answer- latent
____ infections begin rapidly but lasts only a short time with an example being the
common cold. Answer- acute
_______ infections last for an extended time, even lifelong like Hepatitis B Answer-
Chronic
____ infections progress slowly over a long period, such as untreated lyme disease or
syphilis. Answer- slow
______ _______ are methods mandated by the ___ (acronym) to prevent the spread of
infection in humans. Answer- Universal Precautions CDC
Universal precautions are also known as _________ precautions. Answer- standard
Standard precautions were first implemented in ___ in response to concern about the
______ of health care workers. Answer- 1985
safety
The precautions include exposure to all ____, _______ _____, ____ that is not intact,
and _______ _________. Answer- blood body fluids skin
mucous membranes
Standard precautions are part of the system of _______ precautions that are used with
all patients regardless of their ________ by health care workers. Answer- barrier
Control
The spread of disease is dependent on the _____ of __________ remaining unbroken.
Answer- Chain Infection
The goal of infection control is to stop the chain of infection from _________ the cycle to
prevent disease. Answer- completing
The first link of the chain of infection is the ______ _____. Answer- infective agent
The infective agent can be a _____, _______, _____, _________ or __________.
Answer- bacteria virus protozoa fungus
rickettsia
The second link of the chain of infection is _______ _____. Answer- reservoir host
Reservoir hosts include people, insects, animals, food, water and ___________.
Answer- objects
The reservoir host is where the ________ resides prior to infecting a person. Answer-
pathogen
The third link of the chain of infection is the _________ of ____. Answer- portal exit
The portal of exit is how the agent leaves the host to ______ to another. Answer-
spread
The fourth link of the Chain of Infection is ____________. Answer- Transmission
Transmission can occur with _______ or __________ contact. Answer- direct indirect
A _____ is an inanimate object that has been _________ with a pathogen. Answer-
fomite contaminated
Transmission is when a pathogen is picked up and deposited to the _______ of _____
or the fifth link in the chain of infection. Answer- portal entry
A _____ is an insect or animal capable of passing a pathogen to a human host. Answer-
vector
, The portal of entry on the susceptible host can be the digestive system, respiratory
system or any ____ area in skin. Answer- open
The sixth link in the chain of infection is the _________ host. Answer- susceptible
___ is a virus spread through blood or body fluids Answer- HIV
__________ ________ or (_________) is a bacteria spread through sexual
transmission. Answer- Neisseria gonorrhoeaa gonorrhea
____ are a group of fungi that spread through direct contact like clothing and likes moist
environments. Answer- Tinia
_______ spreads through vectors like mosquitoes and are a protozoa. Answer- Malaria
The tick spreads _______ _________ which is a rickettsia. Answer- Lyme disease
The types of infections are acute, chronic ________ and ____. Answer- latent slow
_______ infections persist with periods of activity (outbreaks) and dormancy with an
example being Herpes. Answer- latent
____ infections begin rapidly but lasts only a short time with an example being the
common cold. Answer- acute
_______ infections last for an extended time, even lifelong like Hepatitis B Answer-
Chronic
____ infections progress slowly over a long period, such as untreated lyme disease or
syphilis. Answer- slow
______ _______ are methods mandated by the ___ (acronym) to prevent the spread of
infection in humans. Answer- Universal Precautions CDC
Universal precautions are also known as _________ precautions. Answer- standard
Standard precautions were first implemented in ___ in response to concern about the
______ of health care workers. Answer- 1985
safety
The precautions include exposure to all ____, _______ _____, ____ that is not intact,
and _______ _________. Answer- blood body fluids skin
mucous membranes
Standard precautions are part of the system of _______ precautions that are used with
all patients regardless of their ________ by health care workers. Answer- barrier
