Which term refers to measures to prevent pathogens from being passed on from one person to another?

Which term refers to measures to prevent pathogens from being passed on from one person to another?

• A. Infection control procedures
• B. Chain of infection
• C. Direct contact
• D. Immunity

Answer: (A)

Infection control procedures are the measures put in place to prevent pathogens from being passed from one person to another. These practices include hand hygiene, using appropriate personal protective equipment, proper cleaning and disinfection of the environment and equipment, sterilization of instruments, safe disposal of waste, and vaccination of staff when applicable. They are applied to interrupt transmission and protect patients and healthcare workers. The chain of infection describes how infections spread—the model with pathogen, reservoir, exit, mode of transmission, entry, and susceptible host—rather than the protective actions themselves. Direct contact refers to one route by which pathogens can spread, not the measures to prevent spread. Immunity is the body's defense against infection, not the preventive practices used to stop transmission.

Infection control procedures are the measures put in place to prevent pathogens from being passed from one person to another. These practices include hand hygiene, using appropriate personal protective equipment, proper cleaning and disinfection of the environment and equipment, sterilization of instruments, safe disposal of waste, and vaccination of staff when applicable. They are applied to interrupt transmission and protect patients and healthcare workers.

The chain of infection describes how infections spread—the model with pathogen, reservoir, exit, mode of transmission, entry, and susceptible host—rather than the protective actions themselves. Direct contact refers to one route by which pathogens can spread, not the measures to prevent spread. Immunity is the body's defense against infection, not the preventive practices used to stop transmission.