JoAnn has a cold. She is coughing up mucus (a respiratory secretion) from her lungs. JoAnn is the _____ in the chain of transmission. The mucus from her cough is the _____ in the chain of transmission.
The options to choose from are: portal of exit, reservoir, portal of entry
The answers are JoAnn is the reservoir in the chain of transmission. The mucus from her cough is the portal of exit in the chain of transmission.
JoAnn is the reservoir because the cold is stored in her body. The mucus is the portal of exit because it is being coughed up outside the body.
Well there's no real answer as to what the meaning is but it may sound cheesy or whatever but its basically what you want it to be. If you want to live and start a company or work a 6-5 job or take a vacation. It's really up to you on how you see it and what you want the meaning to be.
