1 - Intro Flashcards
1
Q
what is the epidemiologic triad
A
agent and host and environment —> disease potential
2
Q
what is amplification
A
when infectious agents multiply to high levels
3
Q
what does spillover require
A
amplification in humans to sustain human transmission
4
Q
why are we seeing emerging diseases
A
- rising environmental temps
- human industrial capability
- human encroachment into uninhabited land (ex the amazon rainforest)
- customs (people eating people)
- animal and humas living closely together
- world population growth
- global travel and trade
- armed conflict
- antimicrobial resistance
5
Q
what are the 2 most important reason why we see emerging dz
A
land use and ecosystem changes
climate and weather
