What Is Considered the Second Link in the Chain of Infection

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is considered the second link in the chain of infection?

• A) Infectious agent
• B) Reservoir
• C) Susceptible host
• D) Portal

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Definitions:

Direct Food Benefit

Direct Food Benefit refers to the immediate advantage obtained from consuming food, including nutritional intake necessary for survival, growth, and health maintenance.

Sexual Cannibalism

A behavior in which one mating partner (typically the female) consumes the other after or during mating.

Spermatophore

A capsule or mass created by males of various species containing sperm cells that is transferred to the female's reproductive tract.

Anisogamy

Refers to sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two dissimilar gametes; individuals producing the larger gamete (eggs) are defined as female, and individuals producing the smaller gamete (sperm) are defined as male.