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awywial

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Which would the nurse consider an outbreak of infectious disease?
 
  A) Identification of the occurrence of new cases in a population
  B) Unexpected occurrence of an infectious disease in a limited geographic area during a limited period of time
  C) Steady occurrence of disease over a large geographic area or worldwide
  D) Unexpected increase of an infectious disease in a geographic area over an extended period of time

Question 2

Which describes the direct mode of transmission for infectious agents?
 
  A) Fomite
  B) Person to person
  C) Vector
  D) Vehicle


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Outbreak refers to the unexpected occurrence of an infectious disease in a limited geographic area during a limited period of time. Identification of the occurrence of new cases in a population is referred to as incidence. Pandemic defines the steady occurrence of disease over a large geographic area or worldwide. Epidemic refers to the unexpected increase of an infectious disease in a geographic area over an extended period of time.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Direct transmission is person-to-person transmission. Indirect transmission implies a vehicle of transmission, such as a biologic or mechanical vector, which can be an animal, insect or arthropod, common vehicle or fomite, which can be any inanimate object, material, or substance that acts as a transport agent for the microbe.


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