Activity 3.1.3 Review

All of the following groups of people would be considered susceptible hosts to most viruses except ____.

• the elderly

• children

• adults in their 20's-30's

• pregnant women

In the chain of infection, the location that contains the agent of disease is known as the ____.

• port of entry

• port of exit

• reservoir

• mode of transmission

If a bacterial infection passes through an open cut on a patient's hand, this would be described as the ____.

• port of exit

• port of entry

• reservoir

• agent of disease

This type of transmission requires close contact with an infected person or their bodily fluids.

• Indirect

• Direct

A patient eats some undercooked beef that contains E. coli. The portal of exit and entry is the gastrointestinal tract and anyone can be a susceptible host. What is the reservior?

• Patient

• Beef

• Fork

• Plate

A patient eats some undercooked beef that contains E. coli. The portal of exit and entry is the gastrointestinal tract and anyone can be a susceptible host. Which mode of transmission is this?

• Direct

• Indirect

A new virus is found to have an infectious dose of 7,000,000 viruses. Is this virus considered dangerous?

• No

• Yes

All of the following are ways to break the chain of infection with a respiratory virus except ____.

• Staying home when you are sick

• Wearing a mask

• Social distancing

• Sharing a drink with an infected person

This is the type of immunity people get from their mothers in the womb.

• Acquired, Passive

• Innate

• Acquire, Active

All of the following are part of our innate immunity/defense except _____.

• tears

• cilia

• digestive enzymes

• fingernails