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Lecture 14 Flashcards

1
Q

The study of the relationship of various factors determining the frequency and distribution of disease

A

Epidemiology

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2
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The natural home/habitat or host of the causative agent; can be living or non-living

A

Reservoir (host)

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3
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What is the reservoir of the deer tick?

A

White tail deer

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4
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What is the reservoir for Toxocara canis?

A

Dogs

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5
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What is the reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme dz)?

A

White footed mouse

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6
Q

Organism that does not cause the dz, but spreads it from one host to another

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Carriers (vectors)

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7
Q

True or false: some dogs can be subclinical carriers of Giardia

A

True

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8
Q

What is the source of leptospirosis infection?

A

Contaminated water

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9
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What is the reservoir of leptospirosis and how is it transmitted?

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Wildlife through urination

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10
Q

Number of new cases of a disease during a specific time period; outbreak

A

Incidence

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11
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Total number of cases in existence in a given population at a certain time

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Prevalence

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12
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Number of individual that get sick

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Morbidity

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13
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Number of individuals that die

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Mortality

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14
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Number of individuals that are recovering

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Convalescent cases

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15
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Period of time from exposure to the time at which clinical signs manifest

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Incubation period

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16
Q

True or false: flies transmit tapeworm and fleas transmit toxocara

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False; fleas transmit tapeworm and flies transmit toxocara

17
Q

True or false: ticks are the vectors for Lyme dz

A

True

18
Q

What is the scientific name for the deer tick?

A

Ixodes scapularis

19
Q

How is mycobacterium transmitted?

A

Coughing

20
Q

Diseases of animals that are transmissible to man

A

Zoonotic disease

21
Q

Common zoonotic diseases

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Toxoplasmosis, Dermatophytes, Toxocara, Tuberculosis, Rabies, Plague

22
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Cat is the reservoir; pregnant women gradening should wear gloves, transmitted by ingesting ova from feces, eating undercooked meat, drinking contaminated water

A

Toxoplasmosis

23
Q

What does Toxocara canis cause in humans?

A

Visceral larva migrans

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