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Which of the following is NOT considered a reservoir for infectious agents?
Which of the following is NOT considered a reservoir for infectious agents?
- Soil and water
- Viruses (correct)
- Acute clinical cases in humans
- Medical equipment
What type of carriers harbor infectious agents but are not ill?
What type of carriers harbor infectious agents but are not ill?
- Incubatory carriers
- Acute clinical cases
- Chronic carriers (correct)
- Convalescent carriers
Where can animal reservoirs of infectious agents be found?
Where can animal reservoirs of infectious agents be found?
- In the usual habitat where the agent lives and multiplies (correct)
- Only in acute clinical cases
- In soil and water
- In humans with subclinical cases
What is the usual habitat in which the agent lives and multiplies called?
What is the usual habitat in which the agent lives and multiplies called?
Which of the following are examples of biological agents that cause diseases?
Which of the following are examples of biological agents that cause diseases?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential environmental reservoir of infection?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential environmental reservoir of infection?
What is the most common portal of exit associated with human and animal diseases?
What is the most common portal of exit associated with human and animal diseases?
Which mode of transmission involves animate mechanisms like insects?
Which mode of transmission involves animate mechanisms like insects?
What is an example of a susceptible host according to the text?
What is an example of a susceptible host according to the text?
What action is recommended for susceptible hosts to prevent new exposure to infection?
What action is recommended for susceptible hosts to prevent new exposure to infection?
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