[Grace]

Thinking of your current or a past practice area provide an example of the train of transmission specific to that area. Fill in all ‘links’ in the chain with an example for each link:

Infectious Agent:

Reservoirs:

Portals of Exit:

Modes of Transmission:

Portals of Entry:

Susceptible Host:

[Rofiat]

Infectious Agent: MRSA
Reservoir : A patient with a wound infection colonized with MRSA.
Portal of Exit: Drainage from an infected wound.
Modes of Transmission : Healthcare worker’s hands after contact with the patient’s wound .
Portal of Entry : Another patient’s open wound , or catheter site.
Susceptible Host: A patient with a compromised immune system such as chronic illness,

[Yetunde]

very good example

[Yetunde]

infectious Agent: Clostridiodes difficile (C. diff)
Reservoir: A patient who has the c.diff bacteria in them
Portal of Exit: Through diarrhoea of the infected person
Modes of Transmission: touching surfaces infected with C. diff or feces contaminated with C. diff
Portal of Entry: this can be through hands, contaminated surfaces or objects
Susceptible Host: elderly people, people with low immune system

[Rosemary]

A very good and common example .

[Rosemary]

Infectious Agent: Clostridioides difficile (C. diff
Reservoirs: The gastrointestinal tract of an infected person, or commodes.
Portals of Exit: Frequent feces also known as diarrhea of a person infected.
Modes of Transmission: Contamination of infected surface by health care worker
Portals of Entry: lack of proper hygiene, when the hand come in contact with contaminated surfaces or materials and the hand gets into the mouth.
Susceptible Host: the elderly, immunocompromised patient, or patient who have stayed longer in the hospital

[Kimi]

Thank you for sharing. C.diff is very common and frequency happens in the health care setting.

[Kimi]

Infectious Agent: influenza
Reservoirs: patient with flu
Portals of Exit: patient coughing and sneezing
Modes of Transmission: direct touching, share medical equipment
Portals of Entry: person who inhales the virus, or through oral membrane
Susceptible Host: patients with weakened immune systems and chronic conditions

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