Communicable Disease Chain Essay

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Communicable Disease Chain

Infectious Agent

Microbes – All Types

Pathogenicity

Invasiveness

Virulence

Infective Dose

Resistance

 

Susceptible Host

Defense Mechanisms

Immunity

Natural

Artificial

 

Reservoirs
 

Humans

Animals

Plant/Soil

 

Portal of Re-entry
 

Same as Exit

 

Portal of Exit
 

Respiratory

Integumentary

Blood

GI

Sexual

 

Means of Transmission

Direct

Indirect

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