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=Accuracy
Ability of a test to Dx those who have dz & those that don't |
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Repeatability of tests
= Precision |
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| Tests applied to apparently healthy members of a pop to detect presence of dz |
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| Examples of screening tests |
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| FAST for anti-Leishmania Ab in dogs w/o dz bitten by sandflies; DNA test to ID Persian cats w/ abn gene assoc w/ devo of polycystic kidney dz |
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| What are Dx tests used for? |
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| confirm or classify dz status, provide a guide to selection of tx, or provide a px |
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| dz suspected; CS usu present |
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| What is the danger in identifying individuals as false positives? |
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| Waste of $; unnecessary subjection to more sophisticated tests |
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| What is the danger in identifying individuals as false negatives? |
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| Misdiagnosis of serious dz in early stages when still curable; virtual death sentence |
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| The proportion of subjects with dz that test positive; the likelihood of a positive test in a diseased animal |
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| the proportion of subjects w/o dz that test negative |
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| proportion of subjects w/ (+) test results which have the dz |
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| proportion of subjects w/ (-) test results which don't have the dz |
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| What are the 3 general causes of biological disasters? |
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| Natural, Accidental, Intentional |
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| What are the types of intentional/purposeful biological attacks? |
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| Bioterrorism; Agroterrorism |
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| What is the most virulent naturally occurring non-emerging dz in the US w/ an animal reservoir? |
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