Question

Felicia developed an infection after stepping on a sharp object. In this scenario, the skin puncture caused by the sharp object was what link in the chain of transmission?
A.
susceptible host
B.
infectious agent
C.
portal of entry
D.
reservoir
E.
portal of exit

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is- C.  portal of entry.

Explanation:

The portal of entry of alludes to the way wherein a microbe enters a helpless host. The portal of entery must give access to tissues in which the microorganism can duplicate or poison can act.

Frequently, infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses utilize a similar entry to enter another host that they used to exit the source to have. These portal of entery can be puncture in the skin or cut in the skin as asked in the question that is made by the sharp obeject in the chain of transmission.

Thus, the correct answer is- C.  portal of entry.