Please Help When Sara is sitting in the Emergency Roomwaiting room and is wearing her appropriatePPE, what step in the chain of infection is shestopping?Infectious AgentO Portal of EntryO Portal of ExitO Reservoir Sara is a 28 - year - old elementary schoolteacher. One - by - one, her students have beenmissing school. She started to feel tired, weak,and even had a fever. She went to her primarycare physician. He checked her and she waspositive for Influenza. He gave Sara aprescription for antibiotics and told her shewould feel better soon. 3 days later, she wasfeeling even worse and was now so weak thatshe went to the Emergency Room. She wasadmitted to the hospital so they could give hersome fluids and help her to regain her strength.

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When Sara is sitting in the Emergency Room waiting room and is wearing her appropriate PPE, what step in the chain of infection is she stopping? O Infectious Agent O Portal of Entry O Portal of Exit O Reservoir