CEU- Pandemic Infection Control

_____ occurs when an infected person sneezes or coughs and the infected respiratory secretions enter the body of a healthy person.

Airborne transmission

The goals for implementing NPIs early in a pandemic include:

All of the above.

Which of the following are considered simple yet effective methods of preventing the spread of pathogens and infections in health care settings?

All of the above.

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

All of the above.

Which of the following is NOT an approved piece of PPE for use when working with patients with known or suspected COVID-19?

Cloth face covering

_____ of disease can occur through sexual transmission, perinatal transmission, needle transmission, skin-to-skin transmission, and oral transmission.

Direct person-to-person transmission

_____ transmission occurs by touching contaminated objects.

Fomite

While communicable diseases affect all age groups, it is common for certain segments of the population to experience a higher rate of infection or more severe symptoms based on factors such as age, health status, and location.

True

_____ occurs when a pathogen is transferred from an infected host to a person through an intermediary.

Vector

_____ refers to the transmission of pathogens from a common source.

Vehicle

_____ typically occurs during contact with infected live poultry, rodents, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and other domestic and wild animals.

Zoonotic transmission

A(n) _____ is a widespread occurrence of an infectious or non-infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

epidemic

A(n) _____ is a sudden increase in a condition or a disease cluster, infectious or otherwise.

outbreak

A(n) _____ is an epidemic that crosses country and continent boundaries.

pandemic