Which of the following are considered reservoirs of infection? select all that apply
A.
human carriers
B.
contaminated food and drinking water
C.
rabid animals
D.
arthropods
2.
Which of the following arthropods is the vector of Lyme disease?
A.
flea
B.
mite
C.
mosquito
D.
tick
3.
An HAI is one that:
A.
develops during hospitalization or erupts within 14 days of hospital discharge
B.
develops only while the patient is hospitalized
C.
is acquired in the community
D.
the patient has at the time of hospital admission
4.
An example of a fomite would be:
A.
a drinking glass used by a patient
B.
bandages from an infected wound
C.
soiled bed linens
D.
all of these choices
5.
A Protective Environment would be appropriate for a patient:
A.
infected with MRSA
B.
with leukopenia
C.
with pneumonic plaque
D.
with tuberculosis
6.
An AIIR (airborne infection isolation room) would be appropriate for a patient:
A.
going through skin grafts due to extreme burns
B.
with leukopenia
C.
infected with tuberculosis
D.
going through chemotherapy
7.
Which of the following statements about medical asepsis is false?
A.
Disinfection is a medical aseptic technique
B.
Hand washing is a medical aseptic technique
C.
Medical asepsis is considered a clean technique
D.
The goal of medical asepsis is to exclude all microbes from an area
8.
Which of the following would be considered a zoonotic disease?
A.
Rabies
B.
Mad cow disease
C.
Lyme disease
D.
All of these choices
9.
COVID-19 is a great example of a :
A.
sporadic disease
B.
endemic
C.
epidemic
D.
pandemic
10.
When talking about the ratio of the number of people who died of a particular disease during a specified time period per a specified population, when are talking about the ______ rate.
A.
prevalence
B.
morbidity
C.
mortality
D.
incidence
11.
Gonorrhea is a disease that is typically always present within a population at any time. Therefore, it is an example of what type of disease?
A.
sporadic
B.
endemic
C.
epidemic
D.
pandemic
12.
Those most likely to develop an infection at a healthcare facility are young, healthy individuals.
A.
true
B.
false
13.
The ____ rate of a disease is the number of deaths caused by that particular disease.
A.
Occurrence
B.
Incidence
C.
Mobidity
D.
Mortality
14.
The number of new cases of a disease in a given population at a given point in time is called the ____ of that disease.
A.
Mortality
B.
Occurrence
C.
Incidence
D.
Ranking
15.
A person who is extremely contagious with an airborne infection needs to be put in what type of protective environment?
A.
positive pressure
B.
negative pressure
16.
What PPE needs to be added (in addition to normal PPE) when working with airborne precautions?
A.
gown
B.
gloves
C.
mask
D.
N95 respirator
17.
Which of the following is a more sterile technique?
A.
medical asepsis
B.
surgical asepsis
18.
Which of the following would be a reservoir for a pathogen?
A.
humans
B.
hospital bed
C.
animals
D.
all of the choices
19.
A disease that is occurring in epidemic proportions in many countries simultaneously is a:
A.
sporadic
B.
endemic
C.
epidemic
D.
pandemic
20.
Diseases that humans can acquire through animal sources are known as:
A.
latent
B.
zoonotic
C.
communicable
D.
animal
21.
A disease that is easily spread from person to person is known as:
