Eyes - Respiratory tract Digestive tract - Broken skin Genitourinary tract FIGURE 19.4 Portals of Exit or Entry A portal of exit is the route by which an infectious agent leaves the host. Some pathogens can only cause disease when they enter a host through a specific portal of entry.

Eyes - Respiratory tract Digestive tract - Broken skin Genitourinary tract FIGURE 19.4 Portals of Exit or Entry A portal of exit is the route by which an infectious agent leaves the host. Some pathogens can only cause disease when they enter a host through a specific portal of entry.

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Name two portals of exit used by organisms that infect the digestive tract.

Eyes
- Respiratory tract
Digestive
tract
- Broken skin
Genitourinary tract
FIGURE 19.4 Portals of Exit or Entry A portal of exit is the route
by which an infectious agent leaves the host. Some pathogens can
only cause disease when they enter a host through a specific portal
of entry.

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