Term
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Definition
| - The study of occurrence, distribution and control of infectious disease in populations |
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| What are aspects of Epidemiology? |
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Definition
- Terminology
- disease reservoirs and carriers
- disease transmission
- AIDS and nosocomial epidemiology
- public health |
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| What are the three main types of disease occurrence? |
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Definition
-Endemic
-Epidemic
-Pandemic |
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Term
| Define "Incidence" in Epidemiologic terms |
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Definition
| - number of new cases of a disease in a given area during a given time period |
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| Define "Prevalence" in Epidemiologic terms |
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Definition
| - number of total cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time |
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| What are the stages of disease progression? |
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Definition
- incubation period
- prodromal period - initial symptoms
- illness (acute) period
- decline period
- convalescent period |
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| What are modes of disease transmission? |
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Definition
-Contact Transmission
-Vehicle transmission
-Vector Transmission |
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Term
| What are microbe disease mechanisms? |
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Definition
-Growth of the microbe in an inappropriate place
-Production of toxic substances (i.e. exotoxins) |
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Term
| How can transmission be prevented? |
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Definition
-food protection laws
-respiratory: masks
-washing hands, etc |
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Term
| What is the fastest growing category for new AIDS cases? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
-observation, recognition, reporting of diseases
-provides forewarning |
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