**Choose the false statement:**- O A contaminated catheter might be an example of an iatrogenic infection.- O The size of an inoculum introduced into the host has little to do with the success or pathology of an infection.- O A zoonosis is an infectious disease or pathogen that has crossed over from an animal species and begun to infect humans.- O Vertical infections are those transferred from mother to child either during birth or via breastfeeding.---**Question 21****Choose the false statement below.**- O Long-term consequences to a host that have been caused by infectious disease (such as heart disease after septicemia) are termed sequelae.- O "Portal of exit" refers to the way in which the immune system destroys an infection, or how antibiotics can be used to kill invading bacteria.- O Whether or not a person is a susceptible host for disease is determined in part by where that person lives and how that person is employed.

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**Choose the false statement:**

- O A contaminated catheter might be an example of an iatrogenic infection.

- O The size of an inoculum introduced into the host has little to do with the success or pathology of an infection.

- O A zoonosis is an infectious disease or pathogen that has crossed over from an animal species and begun to infect humans.

- O Vertical infections are those transferred from mother to child either during birth or via breastfeeding.

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**Question 21**

**Choose the false statement below.**

- O Long-term consequences to a host that have been caused by infectious disease (such as heart disease after septicemia) are termed sequelae.

- O "Portal of exit" refers to the way in which the immune system destroys an infection, or how antibiotics can be used to kill invading bacteria.

- O Whether or not a person is a susceptible host for disease is determined in part by where that person lives and how that person is employed.

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Iatrogenic infection, These are also known as Doctor induced infection. It is caused when a healthcare provider donot maintain hygine like not washing his or her hands after touching previous patient, which result in physical, mental or psychological problems then it come under iatrogrnic infection.

Nosocomial infetion, These are the infections which occur during the process of treatment which are not present during the admission of the patient. Nosocomial infections are also called as Hospital induced infections.

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