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Question #1
What term best describes the openings by which pathogens can gain access to the body?
A.   Portals of entry
B.   Reservoirs of infection
C.   Tracts
D.   Vectors
Question #2
A carrier of disease who does not have any symptoms of the disease is known as a reservoir of infection.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
_________ are nonliving objects that may harbor and transmit diseases.
A.   vectors
B.   parasites
C.   fomites
D.   vile
Question #4
A patient develops the flu after handling an object that was used by someone else with the illness. What type of transmission has occurred?
A.   Airborne
B.   Indirect contact
C.   Direct contact
D.   Common vehicle
Question #5
A vector must develop the disease before it is able to spread it to humans.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
Resident flora prevents skin from being contaminated with other microbes by antagonizing them.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
What are the minimum standards of infection prevention that should be applied to all patients?
A.   Droplet precautions
B.   Contact precautions
C.   Standard precautions
D.   Airborne precautions
Question #8
Health care providers should use alcohol-based hand rubs after using the restroom.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
What type of special precautions should be implemented when there is a risk of pathogen transmission by body-to-body contact?
A.   Contact
B.   Airborne
C.   Droplet
D.   Standard
Question #10
The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard requires employers to provide personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, and gowns.
A.   False
B.   True

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