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Mode of transmission
Portal of entry
Reservoir
Infectious agent

Answer 1

To effectively answer your question regarding the components of the chain of infection, the following classifications can be assigned:

• Infectious agent: This refers to the pathogen that causes the disease (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi).

• Reservoir: This is the natural habitat of the infectious agent where it lives and multiplies (e.g., humans, animals, the environment).

• Portal of entry: This describes how the infectious agent enters a new host (e.g., respiratory tract, broken skin).

• Mode of transmission: This refers to how the infectious agent is spread from the reservoir to the host (e.g., direct contact, airborne, vector-borne).

You can now place these definitions in the appropriate response containers to complete your task.