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PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION Match the pathogen with its mode of transmission. 1. - 2. — 1. Vehicle-borne 2. Droplet 3. Airborne 4. Vector-borne Zika virus disease Malaria Tuberculosis Rocky Mountain spotted fever Meningitis Pneumonia Measles Influenza Pneumonic plague Hepatitis A A systemic fungal respiratory disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. A disease caused by infection with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Single-celled parasitic organisms that move and live mainly in the soil. Small intracellular parasites that can live only inside cells; may produce disease when they enter a cell. A bacterium that must be inside living cells to reproduce and cause disease, causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Bleach is used to kill its spores. CRITICAL THINKING Read the following case study and answer the questions. A 72-year-old patient is admitted to a private room with an antibiotic-resistant respiratory tract infection. 10.- PATHOGENS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pathogen or infec. tious disease name. Gram-positive bacteria clusters that can cause pneumonia, cellulitis, peritonitis, and toxic shock. Group of plantlike organisms that includes yeast and molds; rarely noenic. 1. What equipment is needed for transmission-based precautions?

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PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION Pneumonia A systemic fungal respiratory Match the pathogen with its mode of transmission. disease caused by Histoplasma Vector bornea virus disease capsulatum 1. Vehicle-borne Toxoplasmosis A disease caused by infection with Vector borne 2. Droplet the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. 3 Airborne.berculosis 3. Airborne 7. Protozoa Single-celled parasitic organisms Vector borney Mountain 4. Vector-bome that move and live mainly in spotted fever the soil. s DropletMeningitis Obligate intracellular parasite snall intracellular parasites that can 6. Dropletheumonia like virus live only inside cells, may produce 7. Drople Measles disease when they enter a cell. Rickettisae A bacterium that must be inside 8. Dropletnfluenza living cells to reproduce and cause Airborne Pneumonic plague disease; causes Rocky Mountain Vehicle bornes A ulum m o leach is used to kill its spores. PATHOGENS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES Clostridium difficilPotted fever. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pathogen or infec. tious disease name. CRITICAL THINKING Staphylococcus am-positive bacteria clusters that Read the following case study and answer the questions. can cause pneumonia, cellulitis, A 72-year-old patient is admitted to a private room with an antibiotic-resistant respiratory tract infection. peritonitis, and toxic shock. Group of plantlike organisms that 1. What csipment is needed for transmission-based includes yeast and molds; rarely precautions Fungi 1. What Gloves, gowns, masks, glares