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Presence of infectious agent on clothes or dressings is termed -

A
Infection
B
Infestation
C
Contamination
D
Contagion
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Contamination Infection The entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of man or animals. Contamination o The presence of an infectious agent on a body surface, and or in clothes, bedding, toys, surgical instruments, dressing or other inanimate aicles or substances including water, milk and food. Infestation o The lodgment, development and reproduction of ahropods on the surface of the body or in the clothing, e.g. lice.

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