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2. What is a pathogen?

  • Microorganisms that help to fight disease
  • A type of medication
  • Microorganisms that cause disease
  • A type of body tissue

3. Fever (Pyrexia) is defined as...

  • Being cold
  • Rise in body temperature above the normal i.e oral temperature 36.2
  • Rise in body temperature above the normal i.e oral temperature 37.2
  • A drop in the normal body temperature

4. Process of infection - The four stages of progression are...

  • Multiplication, Spread, Invasion, Colonization
  • Invasion, Colonization , Spread, Multiplication
  • Colonization, Invasion, Multiplication, Spread
  • Spread, Multiplication, Colonization, Invasion

5. Reservoir for infection include;

  • People, water and equipment
  • Very young people, Elderly people and those with chronic disease
  • Excretions, secretions and droplets
  • Bacteria, Virus and fungi

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