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.
The reader of said pamphlet will most likely take more care to use condoms and practice better bodily hygiene as well as start to take interest in getting tested and others tested for STIs and STDs before taking part in intercourse.
