Modes of Transmission Classification Quiz

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Which mode of transmission refers to transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles?

  • Direct contact
  • Airborne (correct)
  • Vectorborne
  • Vehicleborne

How is infectious mononucleosis ('kissing disease') primarily spread from person to person?

  • Direct contact through skin-to-skin contact or kissing (correct)
  • Vehicleborne transmission
  • Indirect transmission through vectors
  • Droplet spread through coughing

Which mode of transmission is classified as direct because transmission is by direct spray over a few feet?

  • Indirect transmission
  • Vectorborne
  • Droplet spread (correct)
  • Airborne

What kind of contact refers to skin-to-skin contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse as modes of transmission?

<p>Direct contact (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission involves contact with soil or vegetation harboring infectious organisms?

<p>Direct contact (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which mode of transmission does indirect transmission occur through inanimate objects (vehicles) or animate intermediaries (vectors)?

<p>Direct contact (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which route of transmission is utilized by the influenza virus?

<p>Airborne transmission (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission involves the use of hands carrying pathogens from feces to food or water?

<p>Indirect contact transmission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what manner do pathogens causing gastroenteritis usually exit the source host?

<p>Through feces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which portal of entry is utilized by syphilis-causing pathogens?

<p>Mucous membranes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of indirect transmission of hookworm?

<p>Enter through the skin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which host factor affects an individual's ability to resist infection or limit pathogenicity?

<p>Age (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of airborne transmission?

<p>A child contracting measles after a measles patient left the doctor's office (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the dried residue of droplets less than 5 microns in size?

<p>Droplet nuclei (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of indirect transmission?

<p>Eating food that supports the growth of Clostridium botulinum (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe inanimate objects like handkerchiefs, bedding, or surgical scalpels that can transmit infectious agents?

<p>Fomites (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of direct transmission?

<p>A fly carrying Shigella on its appendages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe organisms like mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks that can carry infectious agents?

<p>Vectors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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