2.02 Transmitting Infection

Transmitting Infection Direct contact Indirect contact Airborne Vector-borne 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

Transmitting Infection Direct contact Person to person Animal to person Mother to unborn child 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

Transmitting Infection Indirect contact Pathogens are passed along on inanimate objects 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

Transmitting Infection Airborne Pathogens are carried through the air Cling to surroundings and are spread Ex: TB 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

Transmitting Infection Vector-borne Insects carry pathogen from host to host EX:Malaria Flea Mosquito Tick 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

Transmitting Infection How you get an infection… Causative agent Reservoir Portal of exit Mode of transmission Portal of entry Susceptible host…breaking the chain! 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Causative agent Source or reservoir Susceptible host Portal of entry Portal of exit Mode of transmission 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Causative agent pathogen 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Reservoir area where the pathogen can live 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Portal of exit way for the pathogen to escape from the reservoir 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Mode of transmission way for pathogen to be transmitted 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Portal of entry way to enter new reservoir 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Susceptible host able to be affected person likely to get sick 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection Causative agent Source or reservoir Susceptible host Portal of entry Portal of exit Mode of transmission 2.02 Understand infection control procedures

2.02 Understand infection control procedures Chain of Infection 2.02 Understand infection control procedures