CEU- Pandemic Infection Control Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question:A(n) _____ is a sudden increase in a condition or a disease
cluster, infectious or otherwise.
Ans: outbreak
Question: A(n) _____ is a widespread occurrence of an infectious or
non-infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Ans: epidemic
Question: A(n) _____ is an epidemic that crosses country and continent
boundaries.
Ans: pandemic
Question: _____ of disease can occur through sexual transmission,
perinatal transmission, needle transmission, skin-to-skin transmission,
and oral transmission.
Ans: Direct person-to-person transmission
Question: _____ transmission occurs by touching contaminated objects.
Ans: Fomite
Question: _____ occurs when an infected person sneezes or coughs and
the infected respiratory secretions enter the body of a healthy person.
Ans: Airborne transmission
Question: _____ refers to the transmission of pathogens from a
common source.
Ans: Vehicle