How many links are in the chain of infection?
6
What is mode of transmission?
How a disease spreads.
Which body fluid is NOT included in Standard Precautions?
Sweat
What are Standard Precautions?
Treat all blood and body fluids as infectious
Which link is broken by handwashing?
Mode of transmission
What precautions are used for TB?
Airborne precautions (N95 mask)
What precautions are used for C. diff?
Contact precautions + soap and water
Donning (put on)
Gown → Mask → face shield → Gloves
Doffing (remove)
Gloves → face shield → Gown → Mask → Wash hands
Chain of Infection
How diesease spreads from person to person
1. Causative agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host
Handwashing time
≥20 seconds