[Sharon]

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:

Attachments:

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[Catherine]

Resident on isolation with parainfluenza:

Infectious agent: parainfluenza

Reservoirs: resident and their environment (room and contents)

Portal of exit: other staff, wandering residents, family member who come to visit
Items removed from environment (dirty linens, food containers)

Mode of transmission: staff (hands), inanimate objects (drinking glasses), infectious resident clothing

Portal of entry: passed by staff to others (residents, other staff)

Susceptible host: other residents, staff, visitors

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