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Answer questions 5-10 by choosing an infectious disease that you are interested in and in 1-2 sentences each, briefly describe that disease with regard to the six steps in the chain of infection.

5) What is the infectious agent, what type of microorganism is it, and what disease(s) does it cause.

What is the reservoir of the infectious agent?

What is the most common portal of exit of the infectious agent?

What is the mode of transmission of the infectious agent?

What is the most common portal of entry of the infectious agent?

10) What is considered a susceptible host for the infectious agent?

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