Question

3 matching 1.25 points match each of the statements below with one choice from the list. each choice can be used more than once. period when patient starts healing when organisms establish themselves in the host skin and mucous membranes are examples of this any changes in functioning of the body presence of an organism on the body a continuous source of infection fomites prodromal convalescence contamination portal of entry infection death reservoirs

Explanation:

1. The period when a patient starts healing is convalescence. It's the recovery - phase after an illness.
2. When organisms establish themselves in the host, it is an infection. This is the process of invasion by pathogens.
3. Skin and mucous membranes are examples of portals of entry for pathogens into the body.
4. Any changes in the functioning of the body can be considered a sign or symptom related to contamination or infection. But contamination refers to the presence of an unwanted organism, and here the broader concept related to body - function changes due to an organism is more related to infection.
5. The presence of an organism on the body is contamination. It may or may not lead to an infection.
6. A continuous source of infection is a reservoir. Reservoirs can be living or non - living sources that harbor pathogens.

Answer:

1. Convalescence
2. Infection
3. Portal of entry
4. Infection
5. Contamination
6. Reservoirs