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| Direct Contact Transmission |
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transmission through body contact
person to person |
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| Indirect Contact Transmission |
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| transmission through a vector |
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| transmission from spray when coughing, sneezing, speaking |
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| Nonliving carrier of an infectious agent from its reservoir to a susceptible host |
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| living transmitter of a disease |
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| transmits disease just by having the disease on it's surface |
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| transmits disease by being infected and then transferring the disease |
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| some being immune protects others b/c they can't transfer the disease |
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| separating the infected from the general population |
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| separating those that might have the disease from the population |
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| Hospital related infection |
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| Frequent sites of Nosocomial Infections |
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| Common Causative Agents of Nosocomial Infections |
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| Largest Problem in Controlling Infections |
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| Noscomial disease, pressure ulcer, caused by Staph. aureus |
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| study of the cause of a disease |
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| number of new cases of a disease |
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| number of cases of a disease in a population |
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| % of a population infected during a particular period |
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| % of a population killed by a disease during a particular period |
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| disease present continually in a population |
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| sudden spike in the incidence of a disease in a population |
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| an epidemic across multiple countries |
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| disease occurs in an unpredictable manner |
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| Epidemic where all cases occur in short period of time, then stop. |
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| Epidemic where new cases are continually seen |
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| sites where a microbe can survive and continue to infect (Typhoid Mary,dirt) |
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| infectious individuals who show no signs or symptoms |
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| ability of an organism to recognize and defend itself |
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| acquired immunity, specific immunity |
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| genetically determined immunity (incl. skin and anything non-specific) |
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| vulnerability to harm from infectious agents |
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| study of adaptive immunity |
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| system which helps protect us from |
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| Immunity using our own antibodies |
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| Immunity using antibodies from somewhere else |
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| Immunity from exposure to infectious agents |
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| Artificial Active Immunity |
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| Immunity from exposure to immunization |
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| Immunity using another 's antibodies gained naturally (from mother) |
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| Artificial Passive Immunity |
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| Immunity using another 's antibodies gained artificially (lab grown) |
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| Other name for White Blood Cell |
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