30 Questions
What is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection according to the CDC?
Washing hands
What is the term used to describe any non-living object involved in the spread of an infection?
Fomite
Which of the following is an example of droplet transmission?
Coughing and sneezing
What is the term used to describe the transmission of disease agents through a medium such as water or food?
Vehicle Transmission
What is the term for a disease outbreak that spreads worldwide?
Pandemic
Which of the following is an example of waterborne transmission?
Cholera
What type of disease is characterized by symptoms that develop rapidly but last only a short time?
Acute disease
What is a living organism that can carry a disease-causing microbe?
Vector
What is the term for an infection caused by an opportunistic pathogen after the primary infection has weakened the body's defenses?
Secondary infection
What is the term for the multiplication of pathogens in the blood?
Septicemia
What is the most significant reservoir for the majority of communicable diseases?
Human reservoirs
What is the term for a toxic inflammatory condition arising from the spread of microbes?
Sepsis
What is the term for an infection that does not cause any noticeable illness?
Subclinical infection
What type of diseases are transmitted from animals to humans?
Zoonoses
What is an example of a non-living environmental reservoir of infection?
Soil
How can some organisms get from their reservoir into water?
Through various means, including contact transmission
What is an example of a disease that can be transmitted through direct contact transmission?
Smallpox
What type of transmission occurs through physical contact between the source and a susceptible host?
Direct contact transmission
What is the term for the cause of a disease?
Etiology
What is the difference between a sign and a symptom?
Signs are observable, while symptoms are felt by the patient
What is the term for a disease that is easily and rapidly spread from one host to another?
Contagious disease
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship in which one organism is benefited and the other is unaffected?
Commensalism
What is the term for the development of a disease?
Pathogenesis
What is the term for a group of signs and symptoms that accompany a disease?
Syndrome
What type of transmission involves the passive transport of pathogens on an insect's body part?
Mechanical transmission
What is the term for infections acquired while receiving treatment in a healthcare facility?
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
What is a common source of infectious agents in hospitals?
All of the above
What is the term for an individual whose resistance to infection is impaired?
Compromised host
What type of bacteria is commonly found in toilets, sinks, humidifiers, and tubs/showers in hospitals?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is the term for the chain of events that allows an infection to spread in a hospital?
Chain of transmission
This quiz covers the fundamentals of epidemiology, disease pathology, and the principles of infection and disease. It explores the causes, development, and symptoms of diseases, as well as the classification of infectious diseases.
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